Tuesday, September 27, 2011
I want to learn to play the keyboard in a rock/jazz way?
I don't have any keyboard experience other than old macdonald, are there any free online lessons that will teach me to play rock/jazz from where I am now without going through the whole classical piano style?|||Are you in luck?! There are several "free" teachers on YouTube and they are very good! I've played jazz piano for many years and I especially like jazz/rock fusion. You will find lots on help on the internet. But don't forget, the main thing about jazz is that you are always striving to play your best. You have to be able to go in any possible direction at any given moment! To have that ability, above all you have to master your instrument. It is easier if you have a live teacher pointing out what YOU are doing wrong and explaining the right thing to YOU. Personally. You won't be playing "classical piano style" but having done classical study makes it easier to get properly into jazz! It is not the ONLY way, but it doesn't hurt. When you listen to great keyboardists like Dave Brubeck and Keith Emerson, you'll hear what I'm talking about.
What do you feel when you listen to Jazz music?
How is meaning derived from this music (for yourself )?
To which category does Jazz music belongs? "art, popular, folk/traditional, religious, etc...
Does Jazz music exemplify any unique aspects in terms of musical materials?|||Jazz is relaxing,calm and only for the cultured.enough said.|||The feeling I have depends upon the Jazz artist. The listener will respond differently to different kinds of Jazz. As the listener develops an ear for Jazz, other songs he/she did not "get" earlier are understood and felt. I love Miles Davis and John Coltrane for example, but I had a hard time following Thelonious Monk at first. However, after listening to Monk for awhile, I noticed the style and melody that didn't before. Jazz can fit the expectation of the listener or it can bend it and reshape it over time.
Jazz has established itself as its own category. It is definitely an art. It has a tradition of improvisation and breaking the rules of expectation. Take Ornette Coleman, a musician among the greats who didn't bother with the piano in his groups, which was a long time expectation of the listener. Critics at first didn't appreciate it. Today however, he is recognized as a "great."
One common standard/expectation of Jazz would be: A well known song is interpreted by the artist and replayed in such a way that the original song is distorted by any number of musical devices, yet remains recognizable to the listener. Take Vijay Iyer's remake of Jimi Hendrix's "hey joe."
Vijay Iyer renamed it "because of guns."
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KQG鈥?/a>
Another expectation that musicians usually impose themselves is that any playing of one song two times in a row will be different from each other, yet will remain recognizable as that song. This creative element of Jazz is different from the classical musician's approach that expects perfection and repetition.
Each genre of Jazz has its own established norms. In some of the more traditional forms, a recognizable song will be interspersed with a solo performance by one of the members of the band. Other forms have several solo performances going at once|||I think Jazz is talented and great but I don't like how it sounds. It makes me feel awkward and squirmy.|||jazz makes me bored.|||Like "this is what I want to hear in heaven."
To which category does Jazz music belongs? "art, popular, folk/traditional, religious, etc...
Does Jazz music exemplify any unique aspects in terms of musical materials?|||Jazz is relaxing,calm and only for the cultured.enough said.|||The feeling I have depends upon the Jazz artist. The listener will respond differently to different kinds of Jazz. As the listener develops an ear for Jazz, other songs he/she did not "get" earlier are understood and felt. I love Miles Davis and John Coltrane for example, but I had a hard time following Thelonious Monk at first. However, after listening to Monk for awhile, I noticed the style and melody that didn't before. Jazz can fit the expectation of the listener or it can bend it and reshape it over time.
Jazz has established itself as its own category. It is definitely an art. It has a tradition of improvisation and breaking the rules of expectation. Take Ornette Coleman, a musician among the greats who didn't bother with the piano in his groups, which was a long time expectation of the listener. Critics at first didn't appreciate it. Today however, he is recognized as a "great."
One common standard/expectation of Jazz would be: A well known song is interpreted by the artist and replayed in such a way that the original song is distorted by any number of musical devices, yet remains recognizable to the listener. Take Vijay Iyer's remake of Jimi Hendrix's "hey joe."
Vijay Iyer renamed it "because of guns."
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KQG鈥?/a>
Another expectation that musicians usually impose themselves is that any playing of one song two times in a row will be different from each other, yet will remain recognizable as that song. This creative element of Jazz is different from the classical musician's approach that expects perfection and repetition.
Each genre of Jazz has its own established norms. In some of the more traditional forms, a recognizable song will be interspersed with a solo performance by one of the members of the band. Other forms have several solo performances going at once|||I think Jazz is talented and great but I don't like how it sounds. It makes me feel awkward and squirmy.|||jazz makes me bored.|||Like "this is what I want to hear in heaven."
What are the first things to learn for jazz style guitar?
I'm a noob to jazz guitar and well...jazz period. But I've reached a point in my playing, that I'm ready to branch out from the genres I normally play. (Blues, Rock, Metal, r%26amp;b, ect.) Can someone give me help? Video links? Anything really. Thanks!|||http://www.jazzguitar.be/jazzguitar_lick鈥?/a>|||Begin by learning a bunch of really odd chords. Then begin learning how to invert them. From that point, invert them so you are only playing 4-3 strings (the higher ones) at once. You want to avoid the lower strings as the bass needs some movement room. From there learn to embellish from chord to chord. After learning to embellish start adding your own basslines to the chords. Then learn to improvise over the chord structure you are playing. Improvisation is the heart of jazz.|||You should try the Jamorama courses. http://goo.gl/PfiD9
They teach you about alternate picking, bending, finger picking, hammer-ons, legato, palm muting, pull-offs, slide, strumming vibrato, and like pratically everything else there is to know about keeping your guitar up like changing the strings, fine tune, (You'd be surprised by how many people play but don't know how to do that). Anyways check it out, it's how I learned how to play.|||to elaborate on the "odd chord" note above, you will need to know:
Major 7: 1 3 5 7
Dominant 7: 1 3 5 b7
Minor 7: 1 b3 5 b7
Diminished 7: 1 b3 b5 b7
Augmented 7: 1 3 sharp5 b7
7 suspended 4: 1 4 5 b7
along with:
half-diminished 7: 1 b3 b5 6 (bb7)
all the altered dominant chords b13, sharp9, b9
those are just to start, from there there are still more!|||I tried for many years on and off trying to learn the guitar but never got the hang of it untill I started using oline lessons as I was able to learn at my own pace as the home tutor I had cost me a fortune
They teach you about alternate picking, bending, finger picking, hammer-ons, legato, palm muting, pull-offs, slide, strumming vibrato, and like pratically everything else there is to know about keeping your guitar up like changing the strings, fine tune, (You'd be surprised by how many people play but don't know how to do that). Anyways check it out, it's how I learned how to play.|||to elaborate on the "odd chord" note above, you will need to know:
Major 7: 1 3 5 7
Dominant 7: 1 3 5 b7
Minor 7: 1 b3 5 b7
Diminished 7: 1 b3 b5 b7
Augmented 7: 1 3 sharp5 b7
7 suspended 4: 1 4 5 b7
along with:
half-diminished 7: 1 b3 b5 6 (bb7)
all the altered dominant chords b13, sharp9, b9
those are just to start, from there there are still more!|||I tried for many years on and off trying to learn the guitar but never got the hang of it untill I started using oline lessons as I was able to learn at my own pace as the home tutor I had cost me a fortune
What's a good bass piece to audition into a Jazz Band with?
I'm trying out for my High School's Jazz Band and want an awesome piece to play on the Bass Guitar. Does anybody know some good ones?|||Most jazz band auditions concentrate on two things: sight reading and improvisation. Unless you've been told to prepare a solo piece, you may not need one at all. Ask your band director for info on what he's looking for out of auditionees.
If you do need to perform a solo piece, play any piece you play well. Concentrate on playing musically, not on the actual piece you are going to play. By "playing musically" I mean playing with steady time, good tone, and appropriate dynamics. You'll do better to play "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" beautifully than to butcher a Jaco Pastorius tune.
Finally, don't plan to become an awesome jazz player overnight. Playing jazz, like playing anything well, takes sustained effort over years of practice.|||It would depend on your level of playing.
If you don't listen to much jazz, start now. I recommend starting with Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Stan Getz.
As a bassist, you will definitely enjoy Jaco Pastorius, John Patitucci, Jeff Berlin, Paul Chambers and Ray Brown.
As for a good piece to play, Pitter Panther Patter by Jimmy Blanton (of the Ellington Band) is not too difficult, but very impressive. If you want something REALLY challenging, try Havona by Jaco Pastorius and Weather Report. If you need something simpler than these two, I recommend just being able to play the head and walking lines of Miles Davis' So What.
If you do need to perform a solo piece, play any piece you play well. Concentrate on playing musically, not on the actual piece you are going to play. By "playing musically" I mean playing with steady time, good tone, and appropriate dynamics. You'll do better to play "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" beautifully than to butcher a Jaco Pastorius tune.
Finally, don't plan to become an awesome jazz player overnight. Playing jazz, like playing anything well, takes sustained effort over years of practice.|||It would depend on your level of playing.
If you don't listen to much jazz, start now. I recommend starting with Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Stan Getz.
As a bassist, you will definitely enjoy Jaco Pastorius, John Patitucci, Jeff Berlin, Paul Chambers and Ray Brown.
As for a good piece to play, Pitter Panther Patter by Jimmy Blanton (of the Ellington Band) is not too difficult, but very impressive. If you want something REALLY challenging, try Havona by Jaco Pastorius and Weather Report. If you need something simpler than these two, I recommend just being able to play the head and walking lines of Miles Davis' So What.
Where is the line between jazz and lyrical dance?
I'm teaching a class and it's technically jazz... but how much lyrical can i do?|||When I teach jazz, I do most of the warm ups and isolation and across the floor with technical jazz exercises. Then when I give combos to learn each week I will change up the styles.
Sometimes a lyrical feel, sometimes a salsa feel, sometimes broadway, you get the idea. It is good for the students to get used to different styles, when they go to an audition you'll never know what style they will encounter. So I try to prepare them for anything. This is more work for me as a teacher since I am not comfortable at teaching all those different styles, I have "my" styles that work for me and I love. It stretches me artistically and makes me work outside of class to make sure I give my students the best experience I can.
So my advice is give them lyrical, but not only lyrical....expand their minds and bodies to a multitude of styles!|||You can do a little lyrical, not for the recital dance, but across the floor would be fine, as "a taste of lyrical." You can add some lyrical turns to your dance if the music is soft enough, but if you're doing a strictly Broadway type jazz song, I'd reccomend no lyrical. Then again, you're the teacher, so I'd say you can draw the line wherever you want.|||A LOT
Sometimes a lyrical feel, sometimes a salsa feel, sometimes broadway, you get the idea. It is good for the students to get used to different styles, when they go to an audition you'll never know what style they will encounter. So I try to prepare them for anything. This is more work for me as a teacher since I am not comfortable at teaching all those different styles, I have "my" styles that work for me and I love. It stretches me artistically and makes me work outside of class to make sure I give my students the best experience I can.
So my advice is give them lyrical, but not only lyrical....expand their minds and bodies to a multitude of styles!|||You can do a little lyrical, not for the recital dance, but across the floor would be fine, as "a taste of lyrical." You can add some lyrical turns to your dance if the music is soft enough, but if you're doing a strictly Broadway type jazz song, I'd reccomend no lyrical. Then again, you're the teacher, so I'd say you can draw the line wherever you want.|||A LOT
What is some good slow jazz to listen to when it's nighttime and raining?
The kind of jazz that has a saxophone leading and then the drums and bass are playing slow. If anyone can name me the artist and song names that would be great. Thank you.|||Thumb's up to the L.A. jazz station person's answer! Listened to it all the time when in L.A.
I love Stanley Turrentine (Sax) - my actual favorite album of his is "Soulful Saxaphone" (All songs) and next would be the "Blue Hour"; I have his "Ballads" CD as well,
It may sound odd, but during rain I so prefer classical music, my favorites are Handel, Vivaldi, and I also like certain operas (operas would be more for daytime rain, though, heh).
Another sax player that plays nice cool jazz is Nino Tempo - very, very nice and soothing (his self-titled CD anyways).
My favorite, however, at any time, any weather is Bossa Nova. here are some tunes for you to check out to see if you like: (Also added names of other great jazz players, not all Sax, though:
•
• - Manha de Carnaval - Original 1959 movie, "Black Orpheus", sung by Agostinho dos Santos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0W12dVKD…
- Bem Bom (Gal Costa)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VLefxheB…
- Madalena (Elis Regina)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQIcSPdMq…
- Tarde em Itapoa (Maria Bethania w/Vinicius Moraes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56NvUAPR7…
- Estrada do Sol (Elis Regina and Gal Costa)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcshTxLT6…
- O Pato (sung by [a very young] Joao Gilberto "O Pato" = The Duck and "Quem"= Quack in Port.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S4dci8J1…
- You and I (Stanley Turrentine) (no YouTube, on his "Soulful Saxaphone" CD, LOVE it.
- Blues in Hoss Flat (Stanley Turrentine, '63)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLsWR8piT…
- Half a Minute (Matt Bianco and where Basia got her start) LOVE his stuff!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDzagmJbw…
- Do you want to know what I want? (New York Voices, LOVE them)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUI49344B…
- What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVG80vqVf…
Also love Thelonius Monk; "Round about Midnight", "April in Paris", I like "The Essential . . ." and "The Best of Thelonius Monk" CDs
Eliane Elias is a wonderful jazz pianist from Brasil
Ack! Wish I had room for more links! You will LOVE:
Esperanza Spalding - newer on the circuit; while attending Berklee School of Music she was also on staff teaching there! Plays stand-up bass and sings like a spicy angel! (English %26amp; Brasilian Portuguese)
Sings:
- I know you know
- Grooves
- Ponta de Areia
- Precious
(These are my favorites of hers so far - on her self-titled CD)
Ah! And you MUST listen to Brasilian pianist and singer,
Tania Maria singing and playing “Sangria”!
- Miles Davis
- Stanley Turrentine
- Thelonius Monk
- Art Tatum
- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Matt Bianco
- John Coltrane
- Billy Holliday
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Esperanza Spalding
- New York Voices
- Manhattan Transfer
- Stan Getz
- Tania Maria (Brasil)
- "Kissed by Nature" album (Eliane Elias)|||I'm not sure about 311, they're not exactly Jazz. However, I'm not sure if you live in the Los Angeles area, but even if you are not you can listen to the Jazz station online at-
http://www.kkjz.org/
If you do live in the LA area, just tune your radio to 88.1
If you don't, then just play the station on that website, and you can unplug your laptop so that It'll die turn off eventually. Perhaps, even screw with your settings so it the 'Stand By' alarm goes off at 50% or something.
I really enjoy sleeping to it at night. Enjoy!|||Try some 311
I love Stanley Turrentine (Sax) - my actual favorite album of his is "Soulful Saxaphone" (All songs) and next would be the "Blue Hour"; I have his "Ballads" CD as well,
It may sound odd, but during rain I so prefer classical music, my favorites are Handel, Vivaldi, and I also like certain operas (operas would be more for daytime rain, though, heh).
Another sax player that plays nice cool jazz is Nino Tempo - very, very nice and soothing (his self-titled CD anyways).
My favorite, however, at any time, any weather is Bossa Nova. here are some tunes for you to check out to see if you like: (Also added names of other great jazz players, not all Sax, though:
•
• - Manha de Carnaval - Original 1959 movie, "Black Orpheus", sung by Agostinho dos Santos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0W12dVKD…
- Bem Bom (Gal Costa)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VLefxheB…
- Madalena (Elis Regina)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQIcSPdMq…
- Tarde em Itapoa (Maria Bethania w/Vinicius Moraes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56NvUAPR7…
- Estrada do Sol (Elis Regina and Gal Costa)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcshTxLT6…
- O Pato (sung by [a very young] Joao Gilberto "O Pato" = The Duck and "Quem"= Quack in Port.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S4dci8J1…
- You and I (Stanley Turrentine) (no YouTube, on his "Soulful Saxaphone" CD, LOVE it.
- Blues in Hoss Flat (Stanley Turrentine, '63)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLsWR8piT…
- Half a Minute (Matt Bianco and where Basia got her start) LOVE his stuff!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDzagmJbw…
- Do you want to know what I want? (New York Voices, LOVE them)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUI49344B…
- What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVG80vqVf…
Also love Thelonius Monk; "Round about Midnight", "April in Paris", I like "The Essential . . ." and "The Best of Thelonius Monk" CDs
Eliane Elias is a wonderful jazz pianist from Brasil
Ack! Wish I had room for more links! You will LOVE:
Esperanza Spalding - newer on the circuit; while attending Berklee School of Music she was also on staff teaching there! Plays stand-up bass and sings like a spicy angel! (English %26amp; Brasilian Portuguese)
Sings:
- I know you know
- Grooves
- Ponta de Areia
- Precious
(These are my favorites of hers so far - on her self-titled CD)
Ah! And you MUST listen to Brasilian pianist and singer,
Tania Maria singing and playing “Sangria”!
- Miles Davis
- Stanley Turrentine
- Thelonius Monk
- Art Tatum
- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Matt Bianco
- John Coltrane
- Billy Holliday
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Esperanza Spalding
- New York Voices
- Manhattan Transfer
- Stan Getz
- Tania Maria (Brasil)
- "Kissed by Nature" album (Eliane Elias)|||I'm not sure about 311, they're not exactly Jazz. However, I'm not sure if you live in the Los Angeles area, but even if you are not you can listen to the Jazz station online at-
http://www.kkjz.org/
If you do live in the LA area, just tune your radio to 88.1
If you don't, then just play the station on that website, and you can unplug your laptop so that It'll die turn off eventually. Perhaps, even screw with your settings so it the 'Stand By' alarm goes off at 50% or something.
I really enjoy sleeping to it at night. Enjoy!|||Try some 311
What are some good dance songs for a jazz/lyrical solo?
I am looking for an awesome song to dance to for my jazz/lyrical solo. I can't decide if I want an upbeat jazz-y song or a song better suited for lyrical dance. Please help me find some songs for my solo! :) Thank you!!!|||hmmm more lyrical...
Wild Horse- natasha bedingfeild
Reflections- Christina Agulara
bring me to life - Evanescence
volcano - damien rice (or anyother damien rice somg)
serenity - godsmack
You raise me up - josh Gorban
out of my head - fastball
A little more upbeat...
Outside - roonie day
Not about love - fiona apple
Vindicated - dashboard confessional
Behind these hazel eyes - Kelly clarkson
I could go on and on the thing with lyrical is that really anysong with words is great for it! I recomend doing something out of the ordenary and not expected!|||for the lyrical solo.. try little wonders by rob thomas %26amp; bubbly by colbie caillat
Wild Horse- natasha bedingfeild
Reflections- Christina Agulara
bring me to life - Evanescence
volcano - damien rice (or anyother damien rice somg)
serenity - godsmack
You raise me up - josh Gorban
out of my head - fastball
A little more upbeat...
Outside - roonie day
Not about love - fiona apple
Vindicated - dashboard confessional
Behind these hazel eyes - Kelly clarkson
I could go on and on the thing with lyrical is that really anysong with words is great for it! I recomend doing something out of the ordenary and not expected!|||for the lyrical solo.. try little wonders by rob thomas %26amp; bubbly by colbie caillat
What's a good book for learning jazz piano?
I love jazz piano. I want to learn how to improvise. I have been playing piano for six years, but I can only do a little bit of improvising. The songs i play are mostly classical and my piano teacher teaches classical. Are there any good books for learning jazz improv? Thanks!|||I was in your exact same position a couple years ago, I wanted to be able to improvise and just sit at the piano without any help from sheet music or memorized set pieces. Well, I can tell you what books are good at learning jazz piano, but more importantly GET A JAZZ PIANO TEACHER, GET A REAL BOOK. Thats what really helped me learn, changing teachers, if I didnt change teachers, I would not be playing jazz as well as I do today. Also, get a fake book, a music book with hundreds of songs...one of the most famous being called the Real Book (Hal Leonard). I salute you, and hope you begin a long journey in the path of jazz....unleash your personal expression in music and look past the sheets! (sheet music)
http://www.usedbooks.co.nz/images/Book/0鈥?/a>
http://www.usedbooks.co.nz/images/Book/0鈥?/a>
Where to get good piano jazz video tutorials?
I am a musician. I need to learn music. I thing learning by watching piano jazz videos is the most effective way, because we can easily to understand the instruction. Please anybody help me...!|||Try http://www.ejazzlines.com|||http://playpiano.org.uk/play_jazz_piano.鈥?/a>|||You can find that type of video instruction on youtube.com, but at some point I would suggest personal instuction from a teacher one on one.
What do you consider to be the most 'Progressive' Jazz albums released in the 1950's and 1960's?
I like Bebop, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Free Jazz, and Jazz Fusion especially. But I am grateful for any recommendations.|||It depends on the definition of 'progressive'.
I think Bill Evans' output during this period was the most influential. He change not so much what was played, but how it is played. In the early 1960鈥檚 Evans and his trio released several albums that would change the inner workings of the piano trio along with modern pianists鈥?idea of harmony and melody. There was group dynamics before Bill Evans, and after Bill Evans. It is kind of like guitar, before and after Charlie Christian. The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings illustrate of an example of this new trio idea of 'democracy' within the group.
Insofar as turning the Jazz scene on its head.
Giant Steps - Coltrane
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
Time Out - David Brubeck et al
That Ornet Coleman album that did the free jazz (I am not the worlds biggest fan)
Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus
Miles in the Sky - Miles Davis, probably one of the first attempted at 'jazz/rock' fusion album (the tune Stuff especially).
In a Silent Way - Miles Davis|||Lennie Tristano's Intuition.
Released on 1949. Came out 11 years before Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz album. There is one song on that album that is what would 11 years later be called "free jazz". The song is the title track.
George Russell's Ezz-thetics and The Outer View.
Miles often gets credit for the modal inventing the modal style of playing. really it was George Russell who used modes before Miles. Bill Evans was Russell's pianist. Evans showed Miles what he learned from Russell. Miles made modes more popular, but Russell was at it first.
Also, Miles often gets credit for the first jazz fusion invention. Really, Gary Burton made an album called Lofty Fake Anagram. It was about 2 years before Miles' Bitches Brew album. It wasn't as popular, but it was before Miles.
Gotta go. I will check back later.|||good question.
I'd definitely say that there are four that come to mind immediately.
1959 has two.
Kind of Blue--Miles Davis--1959--Columbia
This record is the best album of all time IMO. But it was also a very progressive record. It brought modal Jazz to the forefront of musical experimentation for a little bit there and really opened eyes to what a Jazz record could be. I'd say this is a great example of an album that exists both as a collection of songs and as a single 45 minute masterpiece.
The Shape of Jazz to Come--Ornette Coleman--1959--Atlantic
This album has to be one of the most progressive albums in all of music. Ornette's dissolution of chord progression into a jumble of pure musical expression will go down in history as changing the way Jazz listeners think of Jazz.
Giant Steps--John Coltrane--1960--Atlantic
The harmonic properties of the title track alone make this album one of the most progressive of these two decades. The extreme dexterity and prowess Trane displays also make this one of the best records out there.
A Love Supreme--John Coltrane--1965--Impulse
This record is so progressive because it's a real concept record. Before Sgt. Pepper's, Pet Sounds, Tommy or classic concept albums, Coltrane mastered the genre with this one. An absolute must have for any person musically inclined in any way. If you have an ipod, I hope this record is on it.
I think there are a few that arguments could be made for so I'll list some other progressive records, but I don't think they could be considered the most progressive.
In a Silent Way--Miles Davis--1969--Columbia
Love Cry--Albert Ayler--1967
A Modern Symposium of Music and Poetry--Charles Mingus--1957|||Definetly anything by Les Paul. You can hear a very very faint country influence in his earlier work and his work with Mary Ford, but nonetheless it was extremely progressive back when and is beautiful today.|||Fontessa - The Modern Jazz Quartet and No sun in Venice by the same band. Actually the only Jazz I listen to, but they're great.
I think Bill Evans' output during this period was the most influential. He change not so much what was played, but how it is played. In the early 1960鈥檚 Evans and his trio released several albums that would change the inner workings of the piano trio along with modern pianists鈥?idea of harmony and melody. There was group dynamics before Bill Evans, and after Bill Evans. It is kind of like guitar, before and after Charlie Christian. The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings illustrate of an example of this new trio idea of 'democracy' within the group.
Insofar as turning the Jazz scene on its head.
Giant Steps - Coltrane
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
Time Out - David Brubeck et al
That Ornet Coleman album that did the free jazz (I am not the worlds biggest fan)
Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus
Miles in the Sky - Miles Davis, probably one of the first attempted at 'jazz/rock' fusion album (the tune Stuff especially).
In a Silent Way - Miles Davis|||Lennie Tristano's Intuition.
Released on 1949. Came out 11 years before Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz album. There is one song on that album that is what would 11 years later be called "free jazz". The song is the title track.
George Russell's Ezz-thetics and The Outer View.
Miles often gets credit for the modal inventing the modal style of playing. really it was George Russell who used modes before Miles. Bill Evans was Russell's pianist. Evans showed Miles what he learned from Russell. Miles made modes more popular, but Russell was at it first.
Also, Miles often gets credit for the first jazz fusion invention. Really, Gary Burton made an album called Lofty Fake Anagram. It was about 2 years before Miles' Bitches Brew album. It wasn't as popular, but it was before Miles.
Gotta go. I will check back later.|||good question.
I'd definitely say that there are four that come to mind immediately.
1959 has two.
Kind of Blue--Miles Davis--1959--Columbia
This record is the best album of all time IMO. But it was also a very progressive record. It brought modal Jazz to the forefront of musical experimentation for a little bit there and really opened eyes to what a Jazz record could be. I'd say this is a great example of an album that exists both as a collection of songs and as a single 45 minute masterpiece.
The Shape of Jazz to Come--Ornette Coleman--1959--Atlantic
This album has to be one of the most progressive albums in all of music. Ornette's dissolution of chord progression into a jumble of pure musical expression will go down in history as changing the way Jazz listeners think of Jazz.
Giant Steps--John Coltrane--1960--Atlantic
The harmonic properties of the title track alone make this album one of the most progressive of these two decades. The extreme dexterity and prowess Trane displays also make this one of the best records out there.
A Love Supreme--John Coltrane--1965--Impulse
This record is so progressive because it's a real concept record. Before Sgt. Pepper's, Pet Sounds, Tommy or classic concept albums, Coltrane mastered the genre with this one. An absolute must have for any person musically inclined in any way. If you have an ipod, I hope this record is on it.
I think there are a few that arguments could be made for so I'll list some other progressive records, but I don't think they could be considered the most progressive.
In a Silent Way--Miles Davis--1969--Columbia
Love Cry--Albert Ayler--1967
A Modern Symposium of Music and Poetry--Charles Mingus--1957|||Definetly anything by Les Paul. You can hear a very very faint country influence in his earlier work and his work with Mary Ford, but nonetheless it was extremely progressive back when and is beautiful today.|||Fontessa - The Modern Jazz Quartet and No sun in Venice by the same band. Actually the only Jazz I listen to, but they're great.
Music plays a central place in worship, there is Christian Rock but is there Christian Jazz?
Many styles of music seem acceptable in church - rock, pop, choral, classical, African inspired gospel and reggae etc. but I have never seen or heard of Jazz being part of worship. Is there a reason for this? Is Jazz for instance associated with the devil?|||If you think that, my friend, you've never been to New Orleans. What do you think they play at funerals down there? Jazz, to see the dearly departed one on his way to God!|||You have to be stoned or high on heroin to get into jazz.|||There are lots of different ways to glorify God through music. I am a gospel singer/soloist myself and I've heard many different instruments playing for Jesus Christ. It all depends on if it brings glory to God. The saxophone has been played alot too. If Christ is lifted up it will draw all men to Him.|||Duke Ellington wrote a couple of sacred works, although the names escape me at the moment.|||Yes. Look up this on the Internet... all music can be Christian... if Christian/Godly words are put to it.|||Blind Boys of Alabama (you have to scroll down about 4 paragraphs to see the one sentence.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art6…
The Dove Awards featured nothing but unforgettable performances, starting with urban gospel duo Mary Mary’s high energy rendition of their Dove Award-winning Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song “Get Up.” It culminated with GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame members and double Dove Award winners the Blind Boys of Alabama bringing a New Orleans jazz sound to “Free At Last,” with special guest Mac Powell (of Third Day) who then introduced a final celebration of the 40th anniversary of “Oh Happy Day,” the 18th century hymn which became gospel music’s first mainstream crossover hit when it was arranged and recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers.
Hawkins himself was joined onstage by a group of artists including Donnie McClurkin and American Idol finalists Mandisa and Phil Stacey and Gospel Dream Winner Melinda Watts.
Angella Christiehttp://www.answers.com/topic/ang-lla-chr…
http://www.torontogospel.ca/GospelMusic/
http://www.gospeljazzcds.com/|||Any style of music can be Christian.
I think Jazz being associated with the devil comes from the Robert Johnson legend that he sold his soul to become a great blues player. Which he was. And some of the titles to his songs gives credence to this legend...Cross Road Blues, Hellhound On My Trail.|||Our church music director, an extremely accomplished organist, is married to a professional jazz musician. Periodically, his jazz quartet performs for the congregational worship. It is uplifting, beautiful, and works well in worship. It is also well received by the congregation. Some weeks we have a brass ensemble, others we have a full choir with great organ pieces, other weeks we have an old time gospel singing group with guitars, banjos, piano, etc. Some weeks it is a three piece vocal group with a single guitar. Sometimes it is a drumming group. We've even had a teenage rap group that records rap with clean lyrics. It is always different, always exciting, and always uplifting. Our church has an established outreach into the arts community, so we support and encourage the arts in worship -- whether it is musical arts, liturgical dance, the display of visual arts in the sanctuary, or the use of actors to present the Gospel reading (known as "the speech choir"). We meet in an old historic church building which is quite large, so we rent, at very modest fees, one of the upper floors, to artists of various kinds. On any given day, there is singing, dancing, painting, pottery making, etc. going on. As part of their rental contract, those artists donate some of their time to worship participation, and to work with our youth in developing their own artistic skills and talents, as well as conducting programs for at-risk youths in our surrounding neighborhoods and community. Almost every summer, we have had a Broadway actor who donates his time, again for at-risk youths, in a 6 week long program in which they write their own script, develop their own performances, and present the program on our stage, for the wider community. It is a wonderful atmosphere, and we believe it makes a difference in the lives of those youths, in the life of our congregation, and in our own spiritual lives. And, jazz works, on many levels.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art6…
The Dove Awards featured nothing but unforgettable performances, starting with urban gospel duo Mary Mary’s high energy rendition of their Dove Award-winning Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song “Get Up.” It culminated with GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame members and double Dove Award winners the Blind Boys of Alabama bringing a New Orleans jazz sound to “Free At Last,” with special guest Mac Powell (of Third Day) who then introduced a final celebration of the 40th anniversary of “Oh Happy Day,” the 18th century hymn which became gospel music’s first mainstream crossover hit when it was arranged and recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers.
Hawkins himself was joined onstage by a group of artists including Donnie McClurkin and American Idol finalists Mandisa and Phil Stacey and Gospel Dream Winner Melinda Watts.
Angella Christiehttp://www.answers.com/topic/ang-lla-chr…
http://www.torontogospel.ca/GospelMusic/
http://www.gospeljazzcds.com/|||Any style of music can be Christian.
I think Jazz being associated with the devil comes from the Robert Johnson legend that he sold his soul to become a great blues player. Which he was. And some of the titles to his songs gives credence to this legend...Cross Road Blues, Hellhound On My Trail.|||Our church music director, an extremely accomplished organist, is married to a professional jazz musician. Periodically, his jazz quartet performs for the congregational worship. It is uplifting, beautiful, and works well in worship. It is also well received by the congregation. Some weeks we have a brass ensemble, others we have a full choir with great organ pieces, other weeks we have an old time gospel singing group with guitars, banjos, piano, etc. Some weeks it is a three piece vocal group with a single guitar. Sometimes it is a drumming group. We've even had a teenage rap group that records rap with clean lyrics. It is always different, always exciting, and always uplifting. Our church has an established outreach into the arts community, so we support and encourage the arts in worship -- whether it is musical arts, liturgical dance, the display of visual arts in the sanctuary, or the use of actors to present the Gospel reading (known as "the speech choir"). We meet in an old historic church building which is quite large, so we rent, at very modest fees, one of the upper floors, to artists of various kinds. On any given day, there is singing, dancing, painting, pottery making, etc. going on. As part of their rental contract, those artists donate some of their time to worship participation, and to work with our youth in developing their own artistic skills and talents, as well as conducting programs for at-risk youths in our surrounding neighborhoods and community. Almost every summer, we have had a Broadway actor who donates his time, again for at-risk youths, in a 6 week long program in which they write their own script, develop their own performances, and present the program on our stage, for the wider community. It is a wonderful atmosphere, and we believe it makes a difference in the lives of those youths, in the life of our congregation, and in our own spiritual lives. And, jazz works, on many levels.
Can I learn Ballet and Jazz at the same time?
I want to learn Ballet and Jazz, I have no experience in both.
Could I start both at the same time? If not how long should I wait, and which should I start first?|||If you are just starting you should take ballet for at least a year before starting jazz just to get a good foundation. When you start jazz, continue to take ballet to maintain strength and flexibility.|||aww thnx i got second best answer
|||Yes, you can. I recommend taking both! Jazz is really fun and ballet is too. Ballet will help you a lot in jazz with strength and flexibility. I took ballet and jazz as my first dance classes and only took them for a year so far and ended up getting asked to join an elite ballet class and got moved up 3 levels in jazz!! It's not hard to do them both at the same time, if you're a beginner you'll only be taking 2 classes a week. As you get into higher levels you'll have to take more classes for each type of dance, and if you're like me, you'll end up taking a lot more types of dance. I hope I helped, and I hope you go for both of them!!!! xD|||Of course I did when I was only 3 and If u do 1 at a time u may want to do jazz cause for a lot of people they find ballet boring and u may want to quit right away even though ballet is better for u jazz is soooo much more fun and a lot easier|||yes you can! my dance team has ballet and jazz classes every tuesday night and none of us have prior training in either. if you'd feel more comfortable only doing one class at a time, i'd start with ballet because it's basically the foundation for jazz.|||i think you should take both!!! thats what i do and its not hard at all because they are completely different and its easy to remember witch ones witch|||You can do that but it's very hard. I would do one at a time.
Could I start both at the same time? If not how long should I wait, and which should I start first?|||If you are just starting you should take ballet for at least a year before starting jazz just to get a good foundation. When you start jazz, continue to take ballet to maintain strength and flexibility.|||aww thnx i got second best answer
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|||Yes, you can. I recommend taking both! Jazz is really fun and ballet is too. Ballet will help you a lot in jazz with strength and flexibility. I took ballet and jazz as my first dance classes and only took them for a year so far and ended up getting asked to join an elite ballet class and got moved up 3 levels in jazz!! It's not hard to do them both at the same time, if you're a beginner you'll only be taking 2 classes a week. As you get into higher levels you'll have to take more classes for each type of dance, and if you're like me, you'll end up taking a lot more types of dance. I hope I helped, and I hope you go for both of them!!!! xD|||Of course I did when I was only 3 and If u do 1 at a time u may want to do jazz cause for a lot of people they find ballet boring and u may want to quit right away even though ballet is better for u jazz is soooo much more fun and a lot easier|||yes you can! my dance team has ballet and jazz classes every tuesday night and none of us have prior training in either. if you'd feel more comfortable only doing one class at a time, i'd start with ballet because it's basically the foundation for jazz.|||i think you should take both!!! thats what i do and its not hard at all because they are completely different and its easy to remember witch ones witch|||You can do that but it's very hard. I would do one at a time.
Please suggest a good vinyl jazz or classical music recording for me?
I'm just getting back into vinyl and would like a suggestion for my first great listening album to purchase. I enjoy all music and would love some jazz or classical recordings for my listening pleasure. My first purchase was the new U2 album on vinyl which is fine, but I'd like to start expanding the collection.|||The Doors, Blondie, David Bowie.
Why are the Rockets behind in the playoff standings even though they have a better record than the Jazz?
As of right now, the Rockets sit at 54-26 and the 5 seed in the Western Conference while the Jazz are at 53-27 as the 4 seed. Why are the Rockets below them in the playoff standings even though they have the superior record?|||Different divisions.....The top teams in each division goes 1 through 4, then the last 4 goes by records.
Anyone know how to jazz up box mac and cheese??
I have a box of Pathmark shells and cheese that I want to make for lunch, being that I forgot to buy the Velveeta or any other cheese to make it from scratch. I want to jazz up the taste a little bit, with seasonings, I don't want to add ham, bacon, onion, etc, the texture is fine as it. Anyone have any suggestions??
Oh, I don't have any dry mustard or Worcestershire sauce.|||add 1/4 cup parmesan cheese for zesty flavor|||i hope you've got tabasco... mmm|||Paprika , a little nutmeg and some black pepper.|||My mom added worcestshire sauce, and a little hot sauce|||Alfredo sauce is really good with macaroni noodles. It has the same consistancy as cheese and tastes better, when you are in a pinch.|||tobasco or frank's red hot makes damn tasty|||Add some spicy sausage!!!!|||i throw in some greek seasonings and that gives it some flavor i think it is like garlic, pepper and some others the other thing i do along with that sometimes is add hot dogs to make it more filling so those are my suggestions|||you should probably go about baking it so that you can add regular block cheese but of course you would have to grate it or cut it into small squares and then add alittle pepper here and there and then bake it on 200 for about 30 minutes but before you start to bake the noodles you have to cook them of course and you just add your cheese and stuff abefore you put the dish in the oven|||Diced tomatoes|||I know that you don't want to do too much to it, but why don't you try the following, its very nice
Souffleed Macaroni Cheese
6 oz (175 g) macaroni
3 oz (75 g) mascarpone
2 oz (50 g) Gruy猫re, finely grated
2 oz (50 g) Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), finely grated
1 oz (25 g) butter
1 medium onion (about 4 oz/110 g), peeled and finely chopped
1 oz (25 g) plain flour
10 fl oz (275 ml) milk
录 whole nutmeg, freshly grated
2 large egg yolks, lightly beaten and 2 large egg whites
salt and freshly milled black pepper
Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 6, 400掳F (200掳C).
Begin by having all your ingredients weighed out and the cheeses grated. Fill a large saucepan with 4 pints (2.25 litres) of water containing a level dessertspoon of salt and put it on the heat to bring it up to the boil. Then, in a small saucepan, melt the butter over a gentle heat, add the onions and let them soften, without browning and uncovered, for 5 minutes. Then add the flour to the pan, stir it in to make a smooth paste, then gradually add the milk, a little at a time, stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon. Then switch to a balloon whisk and keep whisking so you have a smooth sauce. Then add some salt and freshly milled black pepper, as well as the nutmeg, and leave the sauce to cook gently for 5 minutes. After that, turn off the heat and whisk in the mascarpone and egg yolks, followed by the Gruy猫re and half the Parmesan.
Next place the baking dish in the oven to heat through, then drop the macaroni into the boiling water and, as soon as the water returns to a simmer, give it 4-6 minutes, until al dente (it's going to get a second cooking in the oven). When it has about 1 minute's cooking time left, whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. Drain the pasta in a colander, give it a quick shake to get rid of the water, then tip it back into the pan and stir in the cheese sauce, turning the pasta over in it so it is evenly coated. Then lightly fold in the egg whites, using a cutting and folding movement so as to retain as much air as possible.
Remove the warm dish from the oven, pour the pasta mixture into it, give it a gentle shake to even the top, then scatter the reserved Parmesan over and return the dish to the oven on a high shelf for 12 minutes or until the top is puffy and lightly browned|||I only make homemade but my husband use to make it before we were married. He throws in a can of tuna.
When I was younger and didn't make it homemade yet, I added cream cheese. Holycrap batman it made it sooooooooo much
better !!
: )|||Try adding diced tomatoes.
You can also try using various hot sauces, not too much
SOme times I boil the noodles in different herbs, or chicken, beef veggie|||In college I used to add canned salmon or tuna with broccoli florets...it was delicious and cheap!
Oh, I don't have any dry mustard or Worcestershire sauce.|||add 1/4 cup parmesan cheese for zesty flavor|||i hope you've got tabasco... mmm|||Paprika , a little nutmeg and some black pepper.|||My mom added worcestshire sauce, and a little hot sauce|||Alfredo sauce is really good with macaroni noodles. It has the same consistancy as cheese and tastes better, when you are in a pinch.|||tobasco or frank's red hot makes damn tasty|||Add some spicy sausage!!!!|||i throw in some greek seasonings and that gives it some flavor i think it is like garlic, pepper and some others the other thing i do along with that sometimes is add hot dogs to make it more filling so those are my suggestions|||you should probably go about baking it so that you can add regular block cheese but of course you would have to grate it or cut it into small squares and then add alittle pepper here and there and then bake it on 200 for about 30 minutes but before you start to bake the noodles you have to cook them of course and you just add your cheese and stuff abefore you put the dish in the oven|||Diced tomatoes|||I know that you don't want to do too much to it, but why don't you try the following, its very nice
Souffleed Macaroni Cheese
6 oz (175 g) macaroni
3 oz (75 g) mascarpone
2 oz (50 g) Gruy猫re, finely grated
2 oz (50 g) Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), finely grated
1 oz (25 g) butter
1 medium onion (about 4 oz/110 g), peeled and finely chopped
1 oz (25 g) plain flour
10 fl oz (275 ml) milk
录 whole nutmeg, freshly grated
2 large egg yolks, lightly beaten and 2 large egg whites
salt and freshly milled black pepper
Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 6, 400掳F (200掳C).
Begin by having all your ingredients weighed out and the cheeses grated. Fill a large saucepan with 4 pints (2.25 litres) of water containing a level dessertspoon of salt and put it on the heat to bring it up to the boil. Then, in a small saucepan, melt the butter over a gentle heat, add the onions and let them soften, without browning and uncovered, for 5 minutes. Then add the flour to the pan, stir it in to make a smooth paste, then gradually add the milk, a little at a time, stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon. Then switch to a balloon whisk and keep whisking so you have a smooth sauce. Then add some salt and freshly milled black pepper, as well as the nutmeg, and leave the sauce to cook gently for 5 minutes. After that, turn off the heat and whisk in the mascarpone and egg yolks, followed by the Gruy猫re and half the Parmesan.
Next place the baking dish in the oven to heat through, then drop the macaroni into the boiling water and, as soon as the water returns to a simmer, give it 4-6 minutes, until al dente (it's going to get a second cooking in the oven). When it has about 1 minute's cooking time left, whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. Drain the pasta in a colander, give it a quick shake to get rid of the water, then tip it back into the pan and stir in the cheese sauce, turning the pasta over in it so it is evenly coated. Then lightly fold in the egg whites, using a cutting and folding movement so as to retain as much air as possible.
Remove the warm dish from the oven, pour the pasta mixture into it, give it a gentle shake to even the top, then scatter the reserved Parmesan over and return the dish to the oven on a high shelf for 12 minutes or until the top is puffy and lightly browned|||I only make homemade but my husband use to make it before we were married. He throws in a can of tuna.
When I was younger and didn't make it homemade yet, I added cream cheese. Holycrap batman it made it sooooooooo much
better !!
: )|||Try adding diced tomatoes.
You can also try using various hot sauces, not too much
SOme times I boil the noodles in different herbs, or chicken, beef veggie|||In college I used to add canned salmon or tuna with broccoli florets...it was delicious and cheap!
What are some good jazz songs to play on the piano? Any difficulty?
I want some cool jazz songs to play on the piano. Blues or swing works fine too. Just something out of the ordinary. :)|||Anything by Oscar Peterson is fantastic.
Scott Jolin is really great. He is a ragtime composer, but it is quite fantastic (the entertainer is really famous).
Scott Jolin is really great. He is a ragtime composer, but it is quite fantastic (the entertainer is really famous).
How Could I Work for a radio Jazz station?
i want to work for a radio jazz station after high school, but i don't know what are the education requirements for me to become a jazz radio dj. do i go straight there and apply?|||Becoming a jazz DJ requires a strong vocal presence, a willingness to work unusual hours for low pay, and the flexibility to move from station to station or even from state to state. An entry-level radio DJ may also be responsible for a station's clerical work or commercial production, so a background in office management or electronics may also prove useful. A radio DJ's workday can range from a four hour shift on the air to a day-long remote broadcast from a distant location.
A number of colleges and universities offer broadcasting as a major, so a radio DJ candidate should enroll in a suitable program with a radio broadcasting component. Working as a campus radio DJ can provide real world experience, along with a more professional air check tape. Although a degree is not strictly required in order to break into the radio business, program directors often give hiring preference to degreed candidates. College programs can also provide technical training for a radio DJ assigned to work a board, radiospeak for operating a studio control panel.
Once a radio DJ candidate has a professional air check tape and a degree in hand, it's time to seek employment. The main person responsible for hiring new on-air talent is the station director. In smaller operations, this task may fall to the station's general manager or owner. In general, the station director usually has a generous supply of air check tapes and resumes from would-be disk jockeys, but smaller stations may advertise openings from time to time. The trick is to get the station director to listen to your air check tape personally and call you in for an interview.
A new radio DJ is often assigned to overnight or weekend shifts at first. While this may seem like a career setback, demonstrating a willingness to take on unpopular assignments can help you secure better shifts in the future. If you're fortunate enough to be hired by a popular radio station, expect to spend many hours in the studio cutting commercials, broadcasting sporting events and anchoring remotes. There is a significant amount of turnover in the radio business, as computers have taken over many routine aspects of the job and experienced radio personalities constantly move on to better paying markets.
Finding work as a radio DJ in smaller markets can be hit-or-miss. It is not unusual for freelance disk jockeys to move several times a year for work. As radio formats or station ownerships change, a radio DJ must learn to change as well or prepare to move on to another gig.
The average salary for a local radio DJ is rarely more than 1,500 dollars (USD) a month, usually paid out as an hourly wage. Only a small percentage of nationally recognized radio talents earn the top wages associated with the entertainment industry.
A number of colleges and universities offer broadcasting as a major, so a radio DJ candidate should enroll in a suitable program with a radio broadcasting component. Working as a campus radio DJ can provide real world experience, along with a more professional air check tape. Although a degree is not strictly required in order to break into the radio business, program directors often give hiring preference to degreed candidates. College programs can also provide technical training for a radio DJ assigned to work a board, radiospeak for operating a studio control panel.
Once a radio DJ candidate has a professional air check tape and a degree in hand, it's time to seek employment. The main person responsible for hiring new on-air talent is the station director. In smaller operations, this task may fall to the station's general manager or owner. In general, the station director usually has a generous supply of air check tapes and resumes from would-be disk jockeys, but smaller stations may advertise openings from time to time. The trick is to get the station director to listen to your air check tape personally and call you in for an interview.
A new radio DJ is often assigned to overnight or weekend shifts at first. While this may seem like a career setback, demonstrating a willingness to take on unpopular assignments can help you secure better shifts in the future. If you're fortunate enough to be hired by a popular radio station, expect to spend many hours in the studio cutting commercials, broadcasting sporting events and anchoring remotes. There is a significant amount of turnover in the radio business, as computers have taken over many routine aspects of the job and experienced radio personalities constantly move on to better paying markets.
Finding work as a radio DJ in smaller markets can be hit-or-miss. It is not unusual for freelance disk jockeys to move several times a year for work. As radio formats or station ownerships change, a radio DJ must learn to change as well or prepare to move on to another gig.
The average salary for a local radio DJ is rarely more than 1,500 dollars (USD) a month, usually paid out as an hourly wage. Only a small percentage of nationally recognized radio talents earn the top wages associated with the entertainment industry.
Is jazz the most boring music out there?
Hi I just wanted to know if there are any GOOD jazz songs out there? I don't like jazz at all, but I wanted to know if there is anyone out there who could change my mind?? Leave me a list of songs, please.|||I will not be as harsh as some of the other answers. I can understand that since you are young and Jazz is not on the radio very much and some ,like any music,can be boring for you. So I will advise specific Jazz that have stood the passage of time ;
Watermelonman Herbie Hancock
Take Five Dave Brubeck
Song For My Father Horace Silver
Mercy,Mercy Mercy Julian Cannonball Adderley
Take The A Train Duke Ellington
On Broadway Tito Puente
Take Five Tito Puente
Sing,Sing Sing Benny Goodman
Sermonnete Lambert, Hendricks and Ross (vocals)
All Blues Miles Davis Try those on your ears and maybe you will like Jazz a little better.
Grazin' In The Grass Hugh Masakella
Blues In Hoss'Flat Count Basie
Mack The Knife Louis Armstrong
Goldfinger Dave Douglass
Ella Fitzgerald The SongBooks
Here's That Rainy Day Freddie Hubbard
Sugar Stanley Turrentine
Little Sunflower Milt Jackson
Maiden Voyage Herbie Hancock
All The Things You Are Art Tatum Ben Webster
Moanion' Art Blakey
Tom Cat Lee Morgan|||Thanks for choosing my answer. Hope you listen and explore the many styles of Jazz available and when someone like your boss insists you listen to music forced on you I see why you have a problem with Jazz. Shame on that boss of yours.Get another job if you can.
|||Oh by the way I have a You Tube channel with some Jazz i play there. youtube.com/johnflugelhorn
|||Look up more swing style songs. Those are fun and easy to recognize. Sometimes it's better to hear big band jazz because it's louder and more powerful. I think bluegrass or blues is more boring than jazz personally. haha.
This is probably my favorite artist and song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPXwkWVEIIw%26amp;feature=PlayList%26amp;p=7F1DA837B4FA588C%26amp;index=1
Prolly one of the most popular:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8qGa4Yh2qs
This is a bit slower than swing style, but it's still pretty cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx7XMOTbo20%26amp;feature=fvw|||HOW CAN YOU SAY BORING! IMPROV IS DIFFICULT AND EXCITING LOL 88.1 listen to that if your in cali
this one should at least catch your ear,
moanin-charles mingus
or any coleman hawkins song lol
look up charlie parker too|||Jazz is an acquired taste. The more you listen to it the better you'll like it. I can certainly understand why you would think it's boring though.|||Strausburg/ St Denis
Blue Opening
Sing Sing Sing
Fly With the Wind
The Cantina Band Song|||Try "Spain" by Chick Corea. It is my favourite song in the world.|||There's some jazz I really enjoy, so I don't think it's at all boring.|||Jazz and blue grass, but my husband would disagree with both of us, he loves Jazz, Stevie Ray Vaughn is his idol!|||sorry i'm lizzy to giva a list... anyway it's good to give yourself a try jazz is a big world with much styles.|||listen to smooth jazz, like sade. it's chill and relaxing, not boring.|||how dare you?
i love jazz!|||Your Loss young lady
Watermelonman Herbie Hancock
Take Five Dave Brubeck
Song For My Father Horace Silver
Mercy,Mercy Mercy Julian Cannonball Adderley
Take The A Train Duke Ellington
On Broadway Tito Puente
Take Five Tito Puente
Sing,Sing Sing Benny Goodman
Sermonnete Lambert, Hendricks and Ross (vocals)
All Blues Miles Davis Try those on your ears and maybe you will like Jazz a little better.
Grazin' In The Grass Hugh Masakella
Blues In Hoss'Flat Count Basie
Mack The Knife Louis Armstrong
Goldfinger Dave Douglass
Ella Fitzgerald The SongBooks
Here's That Rainy Day Freddie Hubbard
Sugar Stanley Turrentine
Little Sunflower Milt Jackson
Maiden Voyage Herbie Hancock
All The Things You Are Art Tatum Ben Webster
Moanion' Art Blakey
Tom Cat Lee Morgan|||Thanks for choosing my answer. Hope you listen and explore the many styles of Jazz available and when someone like your boss insists you listen to music forced on you I see why you have a problem with Jazz. Shame on that boss of yours.Get another job if you can.
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|||Look up more swing style songs. Those are fun and easy to recognize. Sometimes it's better to hear big band jazz because it's louder and more powerful. I think bluegrass or blues is more boring than jazz personally. haha.
This is probably my favorite artist and song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPXwkWVEIIw%26amp;feature=PlayList%26amp;p=7F1DA837B4FA588C%26amp;index=1
Prolly one of the most popular:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8qGa4Yh2qs
This is a bit slower than swing style, but it's still pretty cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx7XMOTbo20%26amp;feature=fvw|||HOW CAN YOU SAY BORING! IMPROV IS DIFFICULT AND EXCITING LOL 88.1 listen to that if your in cali
this one should at least catch your ear,
moanin-charles mingus
or any coleman hawkins song lol
look up charlie parker too|||Jazz is an acquired taste. The more you listen to it the better you'll like it. I can certainly understand why you would think it's boring though.|||Strausburg/ St Denis
Blue Opening
Sing Sing Sing
Fly With the Wind
The Cantina Band Song|||Try "Spain" by Chick Corea. It is my favourite song in the world.|||There's some jazz I really enjoy, so I don't think it's at all boring.|||Jazz and blue grass, but my husband would disagree with both of us, he loves Jazz, Stevie Ray Vaughn is his idol!|||sorry i'm lizzy to giva a list... anyway it's good to give yourself a try jazz is a big world with much styles.|||listen to smooth jazz, like sade. it's chill and relaxing, not boring.|||how dare you?
i love jazz!|||Your Loss young lady
Does anyone know of jazz music that uses a double bass pedal in the drumming?
Im looking for some jazz music that uses double bass pedals in their drums. Thanks!|||louis bellson was known for playing drums with dbl bass pedal|||Construction by Adhesion on Mike Pope's Walk Your Dogma cd has double bass drumming in it.
Should I major in jazz or classical composition?
I'm interested in becoming a versatile composer that can compose many forms of music such as jazz, classical, folk, pop, and even rock music, but it seems as if I only have 2 different composition majors in college to choose from. I want the best of both worlds! Any suggestions?|||Look in totalmusic.com
What are some good jazz songs to dance to?
I'm doing a group jazz dance project and i'm thinking about using hats and the canes and a sassy song with a good rhythm. Help please its due Monday!|||Chattanooga Choo Choo (Harry Warren)
Pensylvannia 6500 (Glenn Miller)
Hello, Dolly! (Louis Armstrong)
Cherokee (Charlie Parker)
Donna Lee (Charlie Parker)
Thou Swell (Rodgers/Hart)
I Got Rythmn (G. Gershwin)
Taking A Chance On Love (Vernon Duke)
Shiny Stockings (Frank Foster)
The Song Is You (Kern / Hammerstein)
Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off (George Gershwin)
They All Laughed (Gershwin)
‘S Wonderful (Gershwin)
That’s Entertainment (Arthur Schwartz)
A Fine Romance (Jerome Kern)
Four Brothers (J. Guiffre)
Them There Eyes (Pinkard/Tracy/Tauber)
Lady Is A Tramp (Rodgers/Hart)
Georgia On My Mind (Hoagy Carmichael)
A Foggy Day (George Gershwin)
I Concentrate On You (Cole Porter)
Green Dolphin Street (Kaper/Washington)
Long Ago and Far Away (Jerome/Kern)
Stompin’ at the Savoy (Benny Goodman)
I Could Write A Book (Rodgers/Hart)
A Lot Of Livin’ To Do (Charles Strouse)
Four (Miles Davis)
A Night In Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespi)
I Get A Kick Out of You (Cole Porter))
Here’s That Rainy Day (Jimmy Van Heusen)
A Tisket, A Tasket (Ella Fitzgerald)
How About You (Burton Lane)
Aint Misbehavin’ (Fats Waller)
Too Close For Comfort (Bok/Holacener/Weiss)
It Had To Be You (Isham Jones/Gus Khan)
It’s All Right With Me (Cole Porter)
My Shining Hour (Arlen/Mercer)
Come Fly With Me (J. Van Heusen/ S. Cahan)
Too Marvelous For Words (Whiting / Mercer)
Deed I Do (Walter Hirsh/Fred Rose)
All Of Me (Simons/Marks)
I Can’t Get Started (Vernon Duke)
All Of You (Cole Porter)
I Remember You (Victor Schertz/J. Mercer)
All Or Nothing At All (Arthur Atman/Jack Lawrence)
I’m Beginning To See The Light (George/Hodges/Ellington/James)
All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern)
Just Friends ((John Klenner)
All The Way (Cahn/Van Heusen)
This Can’t Be Love (Rodgers/Hart)
Almost like Being In Love (Frederick Lowe)
It Don’t Mean A Thing (Duke Ellington)
Alright, Okay You Win (Wyche/Watts)
Take the “A” Train (Duke Ellington)
Mean To Me (Fred Alber/Roy Turk)
Always True to You Darlin’ In My Fashion (Cole Porter)
Tangerine (Victor Schertzinger/Mercer)
You’de Be So Nice To Come Home To (Cole Porter)
Honeysuckle Rose (Fats Waller)
Fascinating Rhythm (Gershwin)
How High the Moon (Morgan Lewis|||Vogue by Madonna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuJQSAiOD…
It's every bit as "jazz" as Lady Marmalade|||Try Giant Steps by John Coltrane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZRnkBK_0…|||Triumph by T-Square
Pensylvannia 6500 (Glenn Miller)
Hello, Dolly! (Louis Armstrong)
Cherokee (Charlie Parker)
Donna Lee (Charlie Parker)
Thou Swell (Rodgers/Hart)
I Got Rythmn (G. Gershwin)
Taking A Chance On Love (Vernon Duke)
Shiny Stockings (Frank Foster)
The Song Is You (Kern / Hammerstein)
Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off (George Gershwin)
They All Laughed (Gershwin)
‘S Wonderful (Gershwin)
That’s Entertainment (Arthur Schwartz)
A Fine Romance (Jerome Kern)
Four Brothers (J. Guiffre)
Them There Eyes (Pinkard/Tracy/Tauber)
Lady Is A Tramp (Rodgers/Hart)
Georgia On My Mind (Hoagy Carmichael)
A Foggy Day (George Gershwin)
I Concentrate On You (Cole Porter)
Green Dolphin Street (Kaper/Washington)
Long Ago and Far Away (Jerome/Kern)
Stompin’ at the Savoy (Benny Goodman)
I Could Write A Book (Rodgers/Hart)
A Lot Of Livin’ To Do (Charles Strouse)
Four (Miles Davis)
A Night In Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespi)
I Get A Kick Out of You (Cole Porter))
Here’s That Rainy Day (Jimmy Van Heusen)
A Tisket, A Tasket (Ella Fitzgerald)
How About You (Burton Lane)
Aint Misbehavin’ (Fats Waller)
Too Close For Comfort (Bok/Holacener/Weiss)
It Had To Be You (Isham Jones/Gus Khan)
It’s All Right With Me (Cole Porter)
My Shining Hour (Arlen/Mercer)
Come Fly With Me (J. Van Heusen/ S. Cahan)
Too Marvelous For Words (Whiting / Mercer)
Deed I Do (Walter Hirsh/Fred Rose)
All Of Me (Simons/Marks)
I Can’t Get Started (Vernon Duke)
All Of You (Cole Porter)
I Remember You (Victor Schertz/J. Mercer)
All Or Nothing At All (Arthur Atman/Jack Lawrence)
I’m Beginning To See The Light (George/Hodges/Ellington/James)
All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern)
Just Friends ((John Klenner)
All The Way (Cahn/Van Heusen)
This Can’t Be Love (Rodgers/Hart)
Almost like Being In Love (Frederick Lowe)
It Don’t Mean A Thing (Duke Ellington)
Alright, Okay You Win (Wyche/Watts)
Take the “A” Train (Duke Ellington)
Mean To Me (Fred Alber/Roy Turk)
Always True to You Darlin’ In My Fashion (Cole Porter)
Tangerine (Victor Schertzinger/Mercer)
You’de Be So Nice To Come Home To (Cole Porter)
Honeysuckle Rose (Fats Waller)
Fascinating Rhythm (Gershwin)
How High the Moon (Morgan Lewis|||Vogue by Madonna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuJQSAiOD…
It's every bit as "jazz" as Lady Marmalade|||Try Giant Steps by John Coltrane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZRnkBK_0…|||Triumph by T-Square
What are some good avant or free jazz albums?
I trying to listen to more jazz, but I'm having difficulty figuring out where to look. I like the stuff that's more experimental/"out there", such as Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Donald Byrd's "New Perspective", Mingus' "Me Myself an Eye", Max Roach's "Freedom Now Suite", etc. I don't like traditional jazz, like straight bop or swing. Any recommendations?|||Well, you didn't mention it, so I will: "Free Jazz" by Ornette Coleman, which is usually the first thing mentioned in this discussion.
Look into Albert Ayler's work, especially his work prior to his death in 1970.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Ayle鈥?/a>
Eric Dolphy's work is also very challenging, especially "Out To Lunch", which is his masterpiece.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Dolphy|||Ornette Coleman :
The Shape of Jazz To Come rec '59-'60 on Atlantic 8122 72398-2.
Change of The Centurary rec '59 on Atlantic 81227 3608-2
At The Golden Circle: Stockholm.vols 1-2 rec '65 on Blue Note 35518-19.
Albert Ayler :
Spiritual Unity rec '64 on ESP Disk 1002
Live At Greenwich Village : The Complete Impulse Recordings rec '65-'67 on Impulse IMP12732 2
Spirits Rejoice rec '65 on Calibre 1020.
Archie Shepp :
Four For Trane rec '64 on Impulse 051218-2
The Way Ahead rec '68 on Impulse! 051272 2
Live In New York rec '00 on Verve 013482
Anthony Braxton :
For Alto : rec '68 on Delmark 420 ( as solo ).
Eugene ( 1989 ) rec '89 on Black Saint 120137
Ninetet ( Yoshi's ) rec '97 vols 1-2 on Leo CDLR343/344 2CD and 382/383 2CD.
Charlie Haden :
The Montreal Tapes Vols 1-4 rec '89 on Verve CD.
Liberation Music Orchestra rec '69 on Impulse 0511188-2
Quartet West rec '86 on Verve 831673-2
Cecil Taylor :
Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come rec '62 on Revenant 202 2CD.
Conquistador ! rec '66 on Blue Note 76749
3 Phasis rec '78 on New World 203.|||I'd say skip the Free Jazz album by Ornetter until you have listened to his quartet albums. The quartet albums are beautiful and disciplined. If you pay close attention you will see that they have structure, a unique spontaneous harmony. the interplay between Ornette and Charlie Haden is like nothing else in jazz. I can't reccomend much current free jazz although I know there is some great stuff out there. I am a believer in focusing on one player or group for a while.|||rosco mitchell sextet- sound
Look into Albert Ayler's work, especially his work prior to his death in 1970.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Ayle鈥?/a>
Eric Dolphy's work is also very challenging, especially "Out To Lunch", which is his masterpiece.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Dolphy|||Ornette Coleman :
The Shape of Jazz To Come rec '59-'60 on Atlantic 8122 72398-2.
Change of The Centurary rec '59 on Atlantic 81227 3608-2
At The Golden Circle: Stockholm.vols 1-2 rec '65 on Blue Note 35518-19.
Albert Ayler :
Spiritual Unity rec '64 on ESP Disk 1002
Live At Greenwich Village : The Complete Impulse Recordings rec '65-'67 on Impulse IMP12732 2
Spirits Rejoice rec '65 on Calibre 1020.
Archie Shepp :
Four For Trane rec '64 on Impulse 051218-2
The Way Ahead rec '68 on Impulse! 051272 2
Live In New York rec '00 on Verve 013482
Anthony Braxton :
For Alto : rec '68 on Delmark 420 ( as solo ).
Eugene ( 1989 ) rec '89 on Black Saint 120137
Ninetet ( Yoshi's ) rec '97 vols 1-2 on Leo CDLR343/344 2CD and 382/383 2CD.
Charlie Haden :
The Montreal Tapes Vols 1-4 rec '89 on Verve CD.
Liberation Music Orchestra rec '69 on Impulse 0511188-2
Quartet West rec '86 on Verve 831673-2
Cecil Taylor :
Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come rec '62 on Revenant 202 2CD.
Conquistador ! rec '66 on Blue Note 76749
3 Phasis rec '78 on New World 203.|||I'd say skip the Free Jazz album by Ornetter until you have listened to his quartet albums. The quartet albums are beautiful and disciplined. If you pay close attention you will see that they have structure, a unique spontaneous harmony. the interplay between Ornette and Charlie Haden is like nothing else in jazz. I can't reccomend much current free jazz although I know there is some great stuff out there. I am a believer in focusing on one player or group for a while.|||rosco mitchell sextet- sound
What are some good jazz songs for a duet?
Me and my best friend dance exactly alike so we wanted to do a jazz duet but we wanted the song to have something to do with twins or mirrors.
thanks!
we are both 15 so we need something older and not so childish
lol thanks !|||Check into "Me and My Shadow". It's a Frank Sinatra piece that'd be perfect for best friends.
There is a clip of two dancing to the song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guwkzYxJ7鈥?/a> on youtube. You can hear the song on the clip. Check out the lyrics. It also give you some opportunities to do some cute choreography. Have fun! :D
thanks!
we are both 15 so we need something older and not so childish
lol thanks !|||Check into "Me and My Shadow". It's a Frank Sinatra piece that'd be perfect for best friends.
There is a clip of two dancing to the song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guwkzYxJ7鈥?/a> on youtube. You can hear the song on the clip. Check out the lyrics. It also give you some opportunities to do some cute choreography. Have fun! :D
RCM Grade 8 Piano Examination: How do you play a jazz piece?
One of my chosen pieces is Jazz Exercise No. 2 by Oscar Peterson, my question is do you swing eights when you play it during the exams? Or do you play the eights like regular? Will the they deduct marks if you swing the eights? Thanks.|||No they will not.
As long as your interpretation is stylistically correct.
It's just like playing Chopin with rubato.
As long as your interpretation is stylistically correct.
It's just like playing Chopin with rubato.
Do you know any good choral jazz warm ups?
I have to find choral jazz warm ups for my class and I can not find any online. If you know any good warm ups for a jazz choir please let me know. If possible, include possible piano accompaniment (chords) to play with warm up.|||Here are some useful links for your choral jazz warm ups:
JAZZ CHOIR ESSENTIALS
From Day One to Performance with piano notations:
http://www.micheleweir.com/PDF/fd_jazz_c鈥?/a>
Jazz Vocal Warm Up, Singing Technique, Scat Singing %26amp; Vocal Style Singing Lessons
http://www.songwriter.com/susan/sws.php
Warm Up with a Cool Vocal Jazz Exercise
http://www.menc.org/v/jazz/warm-up-with-鈥?/a>
Good luck!|||Scales are always best, moving up 1/2-chord progression after each scale. Just start on the piano at middle C, and progress upward from their, each section singing in their range.
You can use different sounds to do the scales and sometimes do them staccato, sometimes smooth, sometimes just on the upbeat (syncopated).
Use sounds like: Ha, Ah, Ho, La, Ee
I would also immediately teach the use of the diaphram breathing:
Have them breathe in through their nose while silently counting to 5
Then they silently say "Pause"
Then breathe out through their mouth, silently counting to 8
Then they silently say "Pause :|
Be sure to have them breathing in past the lungs and tell them to
feel the breath going down into their lower back (while stomach expands) so it properly reaches the diaphram muscle whereat they will learn to sing with much more preciseness, clarity and force and have overall better control over their voice as the diaphram muscle gets stronger from these exercises.
Always have them sing from the diaphram (unless using falsetto).
:o)
JAZZ CHOIR ESSENTIALS
From Day One to Performance with piano notations:
http://www.micheleweir.com/PDF/fd_jazz_c鈥?/a>
Jazz Vocal Warm Up, Singing Technique, Scat Singing %26amp; Vocal Style Singing Lessons
http://www.songwriter.com/susan/sws.php
Warm Up with a Cool Vocal Jazz Exercise
http://www.menc.org/v/jazz/warm-up-with-鈥?/a>
Good luck!|||Scales are always best, moving up 1/2-chord progression after each scale. Just start on the piano at middle C, and progress upward from their, each section singing in their range.
You can use different sounds to do the scales and sometimes do them staccato, sometimes smooth, sometimes just on the upbeat (syncopated).
Use sounds like: Ha, Ah, Ho, La, Ee
I would also immediately teach the use of the diaphram breathing:
Have them breathe in through their nose while silently counting to 5
Then they silently say "Pause"
Then breathe out through their mouth, silently counting to 8
Then they silently say "Pause :|
Be sure to have them breathing in past the lungs and tell them to
feel the breath going down into their lower back (while stomach expands) so it properly reaches the diaphram muscle whereat they will learn to sing with much more preciseness, clarity and force and have overall better control over their voice as the diaphram muscle gets stronger from these exercises.
Always have them sing from the diaphram (unless using falsetto).
:o)
Any advice on finding out about retro fit air con & remote central locking for a Honda Jazz?
I bought a used Jazz at the weekend which I love driving but have so far been unable to find any information about retro fitting extras. Does anyone know of any websites so I can get ballpark figures please?|||It'll be POSSIBLE to retro-fit these extras, but the aircon, in particular will be dear. Think 拢1,000 plus. If the car already has central locking, then a remote plipper function shouldn't be too dear to add, maybe 拢100 or so. Try an alarm fitting company.
What are some good songs to do a hiphop/jazz dance to?
My friends and I are considering making a video of us doing hiphop and jazz dances. But what are some good songs that would match that style of dance?|||Rihanna songs! Just search her name!
or...
usher- OMG
or...
red rover (shane dawson's song) lol
stronger-kanye west
boom boom pow- black eyed peas|||I do not know your age...so these songs range from songs good for 9 to 19 years old.
1. Big Spender (from the Musical 'Sweet Charity')
2. It's My Life (Journey OR Glee)
3. We've Got the Party with Us (Hannah Montana OR Hannah Montana, featuring the Jonas Brothers)
4. Dancing in the Streets (several different versions)
5. Do You Love Me (Dirty Dancing)
6. Girl Power (The Cheetah Girls)
7. Fame (from 鈥楩ame鈥?
8. Ease on Down the Road (From 'The Wiz', sung by Micheal Jackson and Dianna Ross)
9. Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid)
10. Kiss the Girl (The Little Mermaid)
12. Grease Lighting (Grease)
13. Sandra Dee (Grease)
14. You're the One that I Want (Grease)
15. OMG (Usher)
16. LOL--Smiley Face (Trey Songz)
17. According to You (Orianthi)
18. You Can't Stop the Beat (Hairspray)
19. The Nicest Kids in Town (Hairspray)
20. Ladies Choice (From 'Hairspray', Sung by Zac Efron)
21. Run and Tell That (Hairspray)
22. Breakout (Miley Cyrus)
23. 7 Things (Miley Cyrus)
24. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cindy Laupper OR Miley Cyrus)
25. See You Again (Miley Cyrus)
26. Party in the U.S.A. (Miley Cyrus)
27. Something I Don't Know (Selena Gomez)
28. Kissin' You (Miranda Cosgrove)
29. Fearless (Taylor Swift)
30. Hey Stephen (Taylor Swift)
31. You Belong with Me (Taylor Swift)
32. I'm Yours (Jason Mraz)
33. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me (Billy Joel)
34. Great Balls of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis)
35. Boom Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker)
36. Smooth Criminal (Micheal Jackson)
37. All Shook Up (Elvis Presley)
38. It's My Party (Lesley Gore)
39. Hatin on Me (Jeremih
40. Backwards (Rascal Flatts OR Hannah Montana)
41. Rock around the Clock (Billy Haley)
42. Walk it Out (UNK)
43. Twist (several different versions)
44. Bad Romance (Lady Gaga)
45. Poker Face (Lady Gaga)
45. Telephone (Lady Gaga, featuring Beyonce')
46. Just Dance (Lady Gaga)
47. Let's Dance (Miley Cyrus)
48. Jump Jump (Kriss Kross)
49. Baby Got Back (Sir Mix-A-Lot)
50. Ice Ice Baby (Vannila Ice)
51. Jump on it (Sir Mix-A-Lot)
52. Crazy (Hannah Montana)
53. Push it to the Limit (from 鈥楯ump in鈥?
54. The Wizard and I (from 鈥榃icked鈥?
55. Popular (from 鈥榃icked鈥?
56. Circus (Brittney Spears)
57. If I had You (Adam Lambert)
58. The Way you Make me Feel (Micheal Jackson)
59. Tic-Tok (Ke$ha)
60. Blah-Blah-Blah (Ke$ha)
61. My First Kiss (3Oh 3 and Ke$ha)
62. I Got Nerve (Hannah Montana)
63. Find Yourself in You (Everlife)
64. We Rock (from 'Camp Rock', sung by the cast)
65. Play my Music (from 'Camp Rock', sung by The Jonas Brothers)
66. Start the Party (from 'Camp Rock')
67. Who Will I be? (from 'Camp Rock', sung by Demi Lavoto)
68. Hasta La Vista (from 'Camp Rock')
69. Our Time is Here (from 'Camp Rock')
70. Nobody's Perfect (Hannah Montana)
71. Rock Star (Hannah Montana)
72. Start All Over (Miley Cyrus)
73. The Best of Both Worlds (Hannah Montana)
74. Pumpin' Up the Party (Hannah Montana)
Happy Dancing!|||On one episode of "so you think you can dance" they did a dance to No Air and it was pretty cool :) maybe try that out.|||brian setzer, jump jive and wail being one of my favorites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHWcN5Yxu鈥?/a>|||"Hey john whats your name again"
OR
"war is the answer"
or...
usher- OMG
or...
red rover (shane dawson's song) lol
stronger-kanye west
boom boom pow- black eyed peas|||I do not know your age...so these songs range from songs good for 9 to 19 years old.
1. Big Spender (from the Musical 'Sweet Charity')
2. It's My Life (Journey OR Glee)
3. We've Got the Party with Us (Hannah Montana OR Hannah Montana, featuring the Jonas Brothers)
4. Dancing in the Streets (several different versions)
5. Do You Love Me (Dirty Dancing)
6. Girl Power (The Cheetah Girls)
7. Fame (from 鈥楩ame鈥?
8. Ease on Down the Road (From 'The Wiz', sung by Micheal Jackson and Dianna Ross)
9. Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid)
10. Kiss the Girl (The Little Mermaid)
12. Grease Lighting (Grease)
13. Sandra Dee (Grease)
14. You're the One that I Want (Grease)
15. OMG (Usher)
16. LOL--Smiley Face (Trey Songz)
17. According to You (Orianthi)
18. You Can't Stop the Beat (Hairspray)
19. The Nicest Kids in Town (Hairspray)
20. Ladies Choice (From 'Hairspray', Sung by Zac Efron)
21. Run and Tell That (Hairspray)
22. Breakout (Miley Cyrus)
23. 7 Things (Miley Cyrus)
24. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cindy Laupper OR Miley Cyrus)
25. See You Again (Miley Cyrus)
26. Party in the U.S.A. (Miley Cyrus)
27. Something I Don't Know (Selena Gomez)
28. Kissin' You (Miranda Cosgrove)
29. Fearless (Taylor Swift)
30. Hey Stephen (Taylor Swift)
31. You Belong with Me (Taylor Swift)
32. I'm Yours (Jason Mraz)
33. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me (Billy Joel)
34. Great Balls of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis)
35. Boom Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker)
36. Smooth Criminal (Micheal Jackson)
37. All Shook Up (Elvis Presley)
38. It's My Party (Lesley Gore)
39. Hatin on Me (Jeremih
40. Backwards (Rascal Flatts OR Hannah Montana)
41. Rock around the Clock (Billy Haley)
42. Walk it Out (UNK)
43. Twist (several different versions)
44. Bad Romance (Lady Gaga)
45. Poker Face (Lady Gaga)
45. Telephone (Lady Gaga, featuring Beyonce')
46. Just Dance (Lady Gaga)
47. Let's Dance (Miley Cyrus)
48. Jump Jump (Kriss Kross)
49. Baby Got Back (Sir Mix-A-Lot)
50. Ice Ice Baby (Vannila Ice)
51. Jump on it (Sir Mix-A-Lot)
52. Crazy (Hannah Montana)
53. Push it to the Limit (from 鈥楯ump in鈥?
54. The Wizard and I (from 鈥榃icked鈥?
55. Popular (from 鈥榃icked鈥?
56. Circus (Brittney Spears)
57. If I had You (Adam Lambert)
58. The Way you Make me Feel (Micheal Jackson)
59. Tic-Tok (Ke$ha)
60. Blah-Blah-Blah (Ke$ha)
61. My First Kiss (3Oh 3 and Ke$ha)
62. I Got Nerve (Hannah Montana)
63. Find Yourself in You (Everlife)
64. We Rock (from 'Camp Rock', sung by the cast)
65. Play my Music (from 'Camp Rock', sung by The Jonas Brothers)
66. Start the Party (from 'Camp Rock')
67. Who Will I be? (from 'Camp Rock', sung by Demi Lavoto)
68. Hasta La Vista (from 'Camp Rock')
69. Our Time is Here (from 'Camp Rock')
70. Nobody's Perfect (Hannah Montana)
71. Rock Star (Hannah Montana)
72. Start All Over (Miley Cyrus)
73. The Best of Both Worlds (Hannah Montana)
74. Pumpin' Up the Party (Hannah Montana)
Happy Dancing!|||On one episode of "so you think you can dance" they did a dance to No Air and it was pretty cool :) maybe try that out.|||brian setzer, jump jive and wail being one of my favorites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHWcN5Yxu鈥?/a>|||"Hey john whats your name again"
OR
"war is the answer"
What are good jazz songs for a poms team?
Could you list some recent dance songs (but not like hip hop or techno or traditional dance music) that could be good for a jazz dance?|||Jazz
Black muddy river鈥攇rateful dead
Underneath the radar鈥攗nderworld
Put your lights on鈥擲antana
She wolf鈥擲hakira
Mercy鈥擠uffy
Music that you can dance to-The Sparks
Send me an angel鈥擱eal Life
Summer 鈥?8鈥擯ink Floyd
Coming back to life鈥擯ink Floyd
Lost for words鈥擯ink Floyd
Great day for freedom鈥擯ink Floyd
San Tropez鈥擯ink Floyd
High hopes鈥擯ink Floyd
Vibeology鈥擯aula Abdul
Cold Hearted Snake鈥擯aula Abdul
Straight up 鈥揚aula Abdul
Dr. beat- Miami Sound Machine
Conga-Miami Sound Machine
Fighter鈥擟hristina Aguilera
Thunder in your heart鈥擩ohn Farnham (Rad)
Get Strange鈥擧ubert Kah (Rad)
Loved by the sun鈥擳angerine Dream (Legend)
Is your love strong enough鈥擳angerine Dream (Legend)
She鈥檚 like the wind鈥擯atrick Swayze (dirty Dancing)
Tonight is what it means to be young鈥擣ire Inc (Streets of fire)
Love is in the air鈥擩ohn Paul Young (Strictly Ballroom)
Only my heart talking鈥擜lice Cooper
Dragula鈥擱ob Zombie
Spookshow baby鈥擱ob Zombie
Phantom Stranger鈥擱ob Zombie
Buttons鈥擯CD
Striptease鈥擠anity Kane
Circus鈥擝ritney Spears
When the rush comes鈥擬otorcycle
Chilly Down鈥擫abyrinth
Partyman-Prince
Batdance-Prince
One more time 鈥揗ichael Bolton (Sing)
Queen of the rain鈥擠avid Hasselhoff
Try a little tenderness-- David Hasselhoff
Dark Side of my heart --David Hasselhoff
Crazy on a Saturday Night-- David Hasselhoff
Gravity of love鈥擡nigma
Silence must be heard鈥擡nigma
Principles of lust鈥擡nigma
Sadness--Enigma
Sledgehammer鈥擯eter Gabriel
Talking in your sleep鈥擳he Romantics
What鈥檚 the mater with love鈥擫aurena Wilerson (Sing)
Crystal Blue persuasion鈥擳ommy James %26amp; The Shondells
Silent Lucidity鈥擰ueensryche
Abracadabra鈥擲teve Miller Band
Red red wine鈥擴B40
Godzilla鈥擝lue oyster cult
Who鈥檚 Johnny-El Debarge
Set the night to music鈥擲tarship
What have you done for me lately鈥擶hitney Houston
No more tears鈥擮zzy Osbourne
Nasty鈥擩anet Jackson
It鈥檚 raining men鈥擶eather Girls
Dream Weaver鈥擥ary Wright
It鈥檚 my turn to fly鈥擳he Urge (Titan AE)
Zombie Stomp鈥擮zzy Osbourne
Set adrift on memory bliss-PM Dawn
Moon Baby--Godsmack
Won鈥檛 back down-Eminem
More than a kiss-Tommy Conwell
Lyrical/modern/contemporary/ballet
Let love live from Cirque de soliel
Symphony鈥擲arah Brightman
Fleurs du mal鈥擲arah Brightman
Lithium鈥擡vanescence
Hello鈥擡vanescence
Like you鈥擡vanescence
Lacrymosa鈥擡vanescence
Eternal鈥擡vanscence
Good enough鈥擡vanescence
Marooned鈥擯ink Floyd
Terminal frost鈥擯ink Floyd
Echoes鈥擯ink Floyd
Interstellar Overdrive鈥擯ink Floyd
One of these days鈥擯ink Floyd
Run like hell鈥擯ink Floyd
On the turning away鈥擯ink Floyd
The unicorn theme from Legend
The Cottage from legend
Darkness from Legend
The Dance from Legend
Love eternal from Dracula
Love remembered from Dracula
The storm from Dracula
Lucy鈥檚 party from Dracula
Show me your fire truck鈥擝ackdraft
World of your heart 鈥揇ragonheart
Ladyhawke main theme
A dream worth keeping from Fern Gully
Top Gun Anthem
Gravity of love- Enigma
Hurt-Nine Inch Nails/Johnny Cash
Star Wars movie soundtracks
Star Trek Movie soundtracks
Avatar movie soundtrack
Eva鈥擭ightwish
As the world falls down鈥擠avid Bowie (Labyrinth)
Until the last teardrop falls-- David Hasselhoff
If I could only say goodbye- David Hasselhoff
These Loving eyes-- David Hasselhoff
A star looks down tonight-- David Hasselhoff
White Bird-- David Hasselhoff
Set the night to music鈥擲tarship
Through the eyes of love鈥擬elissa Manchester (Ice Castles theme)
Storybook Love鈥擶illy Deville (the Princess Bride)|||It depends on what kind of jazz you want..
If its like.. more of an upbeat jazz.. then you could use Howl- Florence + The Machine, Drumming Song- Florence + The Machine, Son of a Preacher Man (Acapella)- Deni Hines, or The Garden- Mirah
If you're looking for more of a lyrical/ballet jazz song, you could use Acapella (Something's Missing)- Brandy, Missing- Evanescence, Damaged (Acapella)- Danity Kane, or Fall For You- Secondhand Serenade.|||This isn't Jazz but you can dance to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BmEGm-mr鈥?/a>
Black muddy river鈥攇rateful dead
Underneath the radar鈥攗nderworld
Put your lights on鈥擲antana
She wolf鈥擲hakira
Mercy鈥擠uffy
Music that you can dance to-The Sparks
Send me an angel鈥擱eal Life
Summer 鈥?8鈥擯ink Floyd
Coming back to life鈥擯ink Floyd
Lost for words鈥擯ink Floyd
Great day for freedom鈥擯ink Floyd
San Tropez鈥擯ink Floyd
High hopes鈥擯ink Floyd
Vibeology鈥擯aula Abdul
Cold Hearted Snake鈥擯aula Abdul
Straight up 鈥揚aula Abdul
Dr. beat- Miami Sound Machine
Conga-Miami Sound Machine
Fighter鈥擟hristina Aguilera
Thunder in your heart鈥擩ohn Farnham (Rad)
Get Strange鈥擧ubert Kah (Rad)
Loved by the sun鈥擳angerine Dream (Legend)
Is your love strong enough鈥擳angerine Dream (Legend)
She鈥檚 like the wind鈥擯atrick Swayze (dirty Dancing)
Tonight is what it means to be young鈥擣ire Inc (Streets of fire)
Love is in the air鈥擩ohn Paul Young (Strictly Ballroom)
Only my heart talking鈥擜lice Cooper
Dragula鈥擱ob Zombie
Spookshow baby鈥擱ob Zombie
Phantom Stranger鈥擱ob Zombie
Buttons鈥擯CD
Striptease鈥擠anity Kane
Circus鈥擝ritney Spears
When the rush comes鈥擬otorcycle
Chilly Down鈥擫abyrinth
Partyman-Prince
Batdance-Prince
One more time 鈥揗ichael Bolton (Sing)
Queen of the rain鈥擠avid Hasselhoff
Try a little tenderness-- David Hasselhoff
Dark Side of my heart --David Hasselhoff
Crazy on a Saturday Night-- David Hasselhoff
Gravity of love鈥擡nigma
Silence must be heard鈥擡nigma
Principles of lust鈥擡nigma
Sadness--Enigma
Sledgehammer鈥擯eter Gabriel
Talking in your sleep鈥擳he Romantics
What鈥檚 the mater with love鈥擫aurena Wilerson (Sing)
Crystal Blue persuasion鈥擳ommy James %26amp; The Shondells
Silent Lucidity鈥擰ueensryche
Abracadabra鈥擲teve Miller Band
Red red wine鈥擴B40
Godzilla鈥擝lue oyster cult
Who鈥檚 Johnny-El Debarge
Set the night to music鈥擲tarship
What have you done for me lately鈥擶hitney Houston
No more tears鈥擮zzy Osbourne
Nasty鈥擩anet Jackson
It鈥檚 raining men鈥擶eather Girls
Dream Weaver鈥擥ary Wright
It鈥檚 my turn to fly鈥擳he Urge (Titan AE)
Zombie Stomp鈥擮zzy Osbourne
Set adrift on memory bliss-PM Dawn
Moon Baby--Godsmack
Won鈥檛 back down-Eminem
More than a kiss-Tommy Conwell
Lyrical/modern/contemporary/ballet
Let love live from Cirque de soliel
Symphony鈥擲arah Brightman
Fleurs du mal鈥擲arah Brightman
Lithium鈥擡vanescence
Hello鈥擡vanescence
Like you鈥擡vanescence
Lacrymosa鈥擡vanescence
Eternal鈥擡vanscence
Good enough鈥擡vanescence
Marooned鈥擯ink Floyd
Terminal frost鈥擯ink Floyd
Echoes鈥擯ink Floyd
Interstellar Overdrive鈥擯ink Floyd
One of these days鈥擯ink Floyd
Run like hell鈥擯ink Floyd
On the turning away鈥擯ink Floyd
The unicorn theme from Legend
The Cottage from legend
Darkness from Legend
The Dance from Legend
Love eternal from Dracula
Love remembered from Dracula
The storm from Dracula
Lucy鈥檚 party from Dracula
Show me your fire truck鈥擝ackdraft
World of your heart 鈥揇ragonheart
Ladyhawke main theme
A dream worth keeping from Fern Gully
Top Gun Anthem
Gravity of love- Enigma
Hurt-Nine Inch Nails/Johnny Cash
Star Wars movie soundtracks
Star Trek Movie soundtracks
Avatar movie soundtrack
Eva鈥擭ightwish
As the world falls down鈥擠avid Bowie (Labyrinth)
Until the last teardrop falls-- David Hasselhoff
If I could only say goodbye- David Hasselhoff
These Loving eyes-- David Hasselhoff
A star looks down tonight-- David Hasselhoff
White Bird-- David Hasselhoff
Set the night to music鈥擲tarship
Through the eyes of love鈥擬elissa Manchester (Ice Castles theme)
Storybook Love鈥擶illy Deville (the Princess Bride)|||It depends on what kind of jazz you want..
If its like.. more of an upbeat jazz.. then you could use Howl- Florence + The Machine, Drumming Song- Florence + The Machine, Son of a Preacher Man (Acapella)- Deni Hines, or The Garden- Mirah
If you're looking for more of a lyrical/ballet jazz song, you could use Acapella (Something's Missing)- Brandy, Missing- Evanescence, Damaged (Acapella)- Danity Kane, or Fall For You- Secondhand Serenade.|||This isn't Jazz but you can dance to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BmEGm-mr鈥?/a>
What is a jazz song with these criteria?
I go to an arts school where I take jazz and we get to pick our pieces. So here's the criteria
Female vocalist
Piano accompaniment (with a piano solo)
Not too fast
Thanks|||Carmen McRae - No More Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0UWu_xch鈥?/a>
Ella fitzgerald - Mack The Knife
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRyDB4RWJ鈥?/a>
Diane Schuur - They Say It's Wonderful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avn9bDOst鈥?/a>
Diane Schuur - Love Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEURjgo4o鈥?/a>
Carmen McRae - Body %26amp; Soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7ktgyt3O鈥?/a>
Diane Schuur -The Very Thought Of You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qYdIHdjD鈥?/a>
Jane Monheit performs - I Should Care
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHcBKkSd7鈥?/a>|||Are you required to play a transcription of the tune? Did it have be recorded as a female vocalist and piano duo? Any medium standard can be interpreted as your requirements. Some that come to mind:
Can't help loving dat man
All the things you are
Mac the Knife
Fly me to the moon.
There will never be another you
Autumn Leaves
Your potential list becomes a lot longer this way.|||The Look of Love by Diana Krall
Besame Mucho by Diana Krall
Dancing in the Dark by Diana Krall
or any son by her. She's a good bet because she's a jazz singer and she plays the piano.
You can also try songs by Stacey Kent or Madeleine Peyroux.
If you want some classics you can also try:
My Baby Just Cares for Me by Nina Simone
Just in Time by Nina Simone
Come Away With Me by Norah Jones|||There is a beautiful composition by antonio carlos jobim, the best performance by joan gilberto and stan getz, that's classic and also a good latin touch, you could be fast or slow as you want.|||Here's one by Jobim. Beautiful tune.
Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1StgFKtXCs|||Don't Know Why by Norah Jones.
In fact anything by Norah Jones.
I love Norah Jones.
yeah...
Sorry, just curiously (no offence or anything) but isn't Jacob a boy's name?|||Contemporary Jazz?
Smooth Jazz?
Female vocalist
Piano accompaniment (with a piano solo)
Not too fast
Thanks|||Carmen McRae - No More Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0UWu_xch鈥?/a>
Ella fitzgerald - Mack The Knife
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRyDB4RWJ鈥?/a>
Diane Schuur - They Say It's Wonderful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avn9bDOst鈥?/a>
Diane Schuur - Love Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEURjgo4o鈥?/a>
Carmen McRae - Body %26amp; Soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7ktgyt3O鈥?/a>
Diane Schuur -The Very Thought Of You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qYdIHdjD鈥?/a>
Jane Monheit performs - I Should Care
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHcBKkSd7鈥?/a>|||Are you required to play a transcription of the tune? Did it have be recorded as a female vocalist and piano duo? Any medium standard can be interpreted as your requirements. Some that come to mind:
Can't help loving dat man
All the things you are
Mac the Knife
Fly me to the moon.
There will never be another you
Autumn Leaves
Your potential list becomes a lot longer this way.|||The Look of Love by Diana Krall
Besame Mucho by Diana Krall
Dancing in the Dark by Diana Krall
or any son by her. She's a good bet because she's a jazz singer and she plays the piano.
You can also try songs by Stacey Kent or Madeleine Peyroux.
If you want some classics you can also try:
My Baby Just Cares for Me by Nina Simone
Just in Time by Nina Simone
Come Away With Me by Norah Jones|||There is a beautiful composition by antonio carlos jobim, the best performance by joan gilberto and stan getz, that's classic and also a good latin touch, you could be fast or slow as you want.|||Here's one by Jobim. Beautiful tune.
Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1StgFKtXCs|||Don't Know Why by Norah Jones.
In fact anything by Norah Jones.
I love Norah Jones.
yeah...
Sorry, just curiously (no offence or anything) but isn't Jacob a boy's name?|||Contemporary Jazz?
Smooth Jazz?
Does anyone know any good songs to do a jazz dance to?
I'm doing my senior solo for my dance studio and I want an extremely fun, energetic song I can do a jazz dance to. Right now I'm thinking Shakin' by Eddie Money, but I want some other ideas before I make my final decision. Since it is my final year of dance, I want to go out with a bang! The song needs to be perfect. I would appreciate any help! Thanks!|||Checkout the Broadway shows, such as Cats.|||ain't no other man
roam
I wanna be a rockette
Don't rain on my parade
Roxy
I gotcha
Satan's Lil Lamb
I don't wanna show off
Dimonds are a girls bestfriend
Smooth Criminal
Black Betty
Knock on wood
the way you move
Come baby come
right now
find a new day
i am in love with you
tied up
touch faith
mehamena
over to you now
mighty real
wait a mintue
femme fetale
"Napolean Dynamite"
maneater
big time
pump it up
strongest suit
Good luck dancing!|||"Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen|||There are so many amazing songs you can do for this. I would recommend "It's About That Walk" but I don't know hwo that song is by.|||wait a minute by pcd
maneater by nelly furtado
or candyman by christina agulara
hope i help!|||you may consider this a little kids song, but its really fun to dance to. its "let's bounce" by christy carlson romano.|||i personally love Janet Jackson's songs they are way easy and fun to dance... china love... so excited... don't stop there really great songs!|||What kind of Jazz? Broadway/Fosse-esque? Or just jazz like you see on SYTYCD?
I'd take a song that you really get INTO. If the music movese you, then you will rock the show. Don't just pick a song because it's something someone recommended.
What is YOUR theme song? Do you have a song that describes you perfectly? Start from there. This is your defining moment.
roam
I wanna be a rockette
Don't rain on my parade
Roxy
I gotcha
Satan's Lil Lamb
I don't wanna show off
Dimonds are a girls bestfriend
Smooth Criminal
Black Betty
Knock on wood
the way you move
Come baby come
right now
find a new day
i am in love with you
tied up
touch faith
mehamena
over to you now
mighty real
wait a mintue
femme fetale
"Napolean Dynamite"
maneater
big time
pump it up
strongest suit
Good luck dancing!|||"Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen|||There are so many amazing songs you can do for this. I would recommend "It's About That Walk" but I don't know hwo that song is by.|||wait a minute by pcd
maneater by nelly furtado
or candyman by christina agulara
hope i help!|||you may consider this a little kids song, but its really fun to dance to. its "let's bounce" by christy carlson romano.|||i personally love Janet Jackson's songs they are way easy and fun to dance... china love... so excited... don't stop there really great songs!|||What kind of Jazz? Broadway/Fosse-esque? Or just jazz like you see on SYTYCD?
I'd take a song that you really get INTO. If the music movese you, then you will rock the show. Don't just pick a song because it's something someone recommended.
What is YOUR theme song? Do you have a song that describes you perfectly? Start from there. This is your defining moment.
What do you appreciate most about jazz music? what are things you listen for? Who are your favorite musicians?
Trying to stretch my brain a little bit. Wanted to get an idea of where to start and how to listen to Jazz music constructively. Also, is Jazz somewhat synonymous with swing? what is the difference? often I see them very close together. thanks for your answers!|||I'm not an expert... just a lifelong fan, so it is in that context that I respond.
1) "What do you appreciate most about jazz music?"
The purity of soul. The excess within discipline. It's constant innovation.
2) "What are the things you listen for?"
I don't. I let it take me where it will and enjoy all the surprises it throws my way, as they come. I choose not to look for or expect anything, nor do I dissect it like a brain surgeon.
3) "Who are your favorite musicians?" (I am adding vocalists here if it's okay with you)?
Just a small sampling of musicians I love:
Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Horace Silver, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Dizzy Gillespie, Slim Gaillard, Fats Waller, Artie Shaw, Dave Brubeck, John Coltrane, Carlos Jobim Gilberto, Count Basie, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Louis Prima, Charles Mingus, Jimmy Smith........
Vocalists:
Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Chet Baker, Joe Williams, Jon Hendricks, Al Jarreau, Billy Holiday, Carmen McRae, Dinah Washington, Annie Ross, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day, Sarah Vaughn, Nina Simone, Betty Carter, Peggy Lee, Julie London, Blossom Dearie... are just a few.
4) "Also, is Jazz somewhat synonymous with swing?"
In my opinion, no. It's not synonymous, but just one incarnation of jazz that has manifested over the years. So while all swing may be considered jazz, by no means is all jazz considered swing. There are many different styles.
Once you find what it is you want to explore further, you might be interested in the stories of many of the artists, as well as the history of Jazz itself. All the history just makes it a much richer experience. Of course, that's not necessary. You could just kick back and listen. That is what it's about, after all.|||Jazz is the foundation for american music and it gets overlooked in this country. Swing is the style of play that makes up jazz. A swing style is an old term for the old big band sound of the 30's and 40's. Jazz is about improvisation but it goes far beyond that. I would advice you to take a jazz appreciation class if you are in school. start with artists like Miles Davis, John Coltrane or Bill Evans. Try to listen to it a lot and hear what it is they are playing. They will play a melody or a song and then improvise a solo around it and come back to the melody. Their is information that no library can be filled with.|||I find its best not to think of anything when lisening. Just listen.
KNOWING about music may help you to appreciate how and why, it was made. The story of the musicians life and inspiration to make music is really interesting, BUT the appreciateion of listening is best done with a blank mind (for me at least).
Check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPCFGiWLf鈥?/a>
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If you want some album suggestions, here are a few from the 1960's and current stuff. Its all on the more adventerous side, less traditional.
I remember being where your at now. I was new to jazz and didn't know a thing beyond Miles and Trane. I didn't have a website like this so I called up the local college radio station and begged for some suggestions. I was lucky, because that night the dj had a few of his friends hanging out in the studio with him. They were all yelling out albums, and getting excited about each others suggestions. I was writing them down as fast as I could.
They did me right. Now all these years later, I can pass on the short list version, with my own own approval.
Miles Davis Kind of Blue album. It's a great album for a beginner, and it's great even if you've heard a whole lot of jazz. Get it. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg%26amp;sql鈥?/a>
Thelonious is another great and important master of jazz. I suggest that you start out with the Monk's Dream album. Don't operate heavy machinery while listening. Monk swings the hardest of any jazz musician, in my little opinion. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg%26amp;tok鈥?/a>
This is the album that really turned me onto jazz. I still enjoy it and respect it. Roland Kirk's Inflated Tear album.
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg%26amp;sql鈥?/a>
Booker Ervin's album called The Freedom Book is completely amazing, from start to finish. The chemistry of the musicians is amazing.
Grant Green's Matador album is a great album, centered around the guitar playing, although McCoy Tyner is at his best (piano player from Coltrane's band). It's another great album that's easy to like. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg%26amp;tok鈥?/a>
Wayne Shorter's album called Speak Like A Child is a great album that you really have to hear. I can't even talk about it. The whole band is amazing. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg%26amp;sql鈥?/a>
Herbie Hancock's album, Maiden Voyage is another great and easy to like album. Freddie Hubbard is at his best through the whole album (on trumpet, fluglehorn). It's a concept album, and it really does flow like the sea, as Herbie intended it to. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg%26amp;tok鈥?/a>
Horace Silver plays piano with soul. The songs are great and so is the band. Everything works on this album called Song For My Father. It's another easy to like album too. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg%26amp;tok鈥?/a>
Oliver Nelson's album called Blues and the Abstract Truth is another classic. It features the great Eric Dolphy. Get it!
Honestly, I think that the jazz of the current scene is some of the best I have ever heard. I live near New York City, and I am lucky enough to be able to hear today's musicians in little intimate places. Today's jazz musicians are VERY creative. Its not popular because its not advertised, and like Frank Zappa said "Most people wouldn't know good music if it hit them over the head". Anyway, here is a short list of musicians/albums that are great, in my opinion, and easy for a beginner to "get".
Drew Gress- Seven Black Butterflies. This band is amazing. The songs are constantly changing and morphing. I saw this band a few weeks ago, and they were great. I really think you should hear this album if you are interested in whats modern in jazz.
I'm going to stop commenting on each one for the rest of the list. I am only listing the albums which totally blow me away. I don't know if they are good for your tastes, but I do know that if you like this kind of thing, you hear albums that are a complete success at what the artist was trying to create, and in all cases, the albums were motivated to make music that is completely unique and adventerous.
Drew Gress- Seven Black Butterflies
Scott Colley- Archetiect of the Silent Moment.
John Ellis- Roots Branches and Leaves
Kurt Rosenwinkel-Deep Song (any album)
Seamus Blake- Stranger Things Have Happened
Angelica Sanchez- Life Between
Tim Berne and Science Friction- The Sublime and the...(live)
Ried Anderson- Dirty Showtunes
Ari Hoenig- Inversations
Dafnis Prieto- Absolute Quintet
Mat Maneri Quartet- Blue Decco
Roy Campbell- It's Krunch Time
Human Feel- Galore
Aaron Parks- Invisible Cinema
Bernie Maupin Quartet- Early Reflections
Mario Pavone- Toulon Days
Chris Potter- Song For Anyone
William Parker- Painter's Spring
I don't listen to too many singers beyond the legends, but I can suggest some classic albums that I know are great.
Sarah Vaughan- Self titled album, also known as Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown. Great singing and great band. Also get Sarah's Like at Mr. Kelly's album.
Sheila Jordan- Portrait of Sheila Jordan. Very mellow.
I promise that my answers are from personal experience and that I listen to lots of jazz.
PS-The best radio station for jazz (BY FAR) is WKCR(.org). Check their schedule, because sometimes they play other styles of music too.|||I am a Jazz Drummer and Vibraphonist. (I get paid for Gigs, but am in no way famous) My favorite Jazz musician is Miles Davis, and I also love MJQ. That is the era of Jazz I love most, the 50s-60s. This music talks to me. Some cats like Ragtime, others Big Band, other Bop or Hard Bop (slower Bop), and some like Soft, Smooth or Fusion Jazz. What I'd do is go to Youtube, and watch some music, and follow some links around, and see what you like. Music is about enjoyment. If you don't like it, don't force yourself to listen to it. (or maybe do, if there's something about it you think is worth it, be diligent) Jazz is a varied tapestry.
Here are some videos to start at.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4TbrgIdm鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmpLtYmSl鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX鈥?/a>
okay, some older stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtG5m7P56鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9J5Zt2Ob鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpVCqXRlX鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GuDExkBm鈥?/a>
Or head newer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_87OHmULK鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJUHaZ69i鈥?/a>|||Gypsy gave you a great answer. Start with the class acts, miles Davis, Coltrane,Brubeck. Me, give me a sax and I'm a happy camper. David Sanborn.|||What Gypsy said.
(great links below, too!)
1) "What do you appreciate most about jazz music?"
The purity of soul. The excess within discipline. It's constant innovation.
2) "What are the things you listen for?"
I don't. I let it take me where it will and enjoy all the surprises it throws my way, as they come. I choose not to look for or expect anything, nor do I dissect it like a brain surgeon.
3) "Who are your favorite musicians?" (I am adding vocalists here if it's okay with you)?
Just a small sampling of musicians I love:
Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Horace Silver, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Dizzy Gillespie, Slim Gaillard, Fats Waller, Artie Shaw, Dave Brubeck, John Coltrane, Carlos Jobim Gilberto, Count Basie, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Louis Prima, Charles Mingus, Jimmy Smith........
Vocalists:
Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Chet Baker, Joe Williams, Jon Hendricks, Al Jarreau, Billy Holiday, Carmen McRae, Dinah Washington, Annie Ross, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day, Sarah Vaughn, Nina Simone, Betty Carter, Peggy Lee, Julie London, Blossom Dearie... are just a few.
4) "Also, is Jazz somewhat synonymous with swing?"
In my opinion, no. It's not synonymous, but just one incarnation of jazz that has manifested over the years. So while all swing may be considered jazz, by no means is all jazz considered swing. There are many different styles.
Once you find what it is you want to explore further, you might be interested in the stories of many of the artists, as well as the history of Jazz itself. All the history just makes it a much richer experience. Of course, that's not necessary. You could just kick back and listen. That is what it's about, after all.|||Jazz is the foundation for american music and it gets overlooked in this country. Swing is the style of play that makes up jazz. A swing style is an old term for the old big band sound of the 30's and 40's. Jazz is about improvisation but it goes far beyond that. I would advice you to take a jazz appreciation class if you are in school. start with artists like Miles Davis, John Coltrane or Bill Evans. Try to listen to it a lot and hear what it is they are playing. They will play a melody or a song and then improvise a solo around it and come back to the melody. Their is information that no library can be filled with.|||I find its best not to think of anything when lisening. Just listen.
KNOWING about music may help you to appreciate how and why, it was made. The story of the musicians life and inspiration to make music is really interesting, BUT the appreciateion of listening is best done with a blank mind (for me at least).
Check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPCFGiWLf鈥?/a>
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If you want some album suggestions, here are a few from the 1960's and current stuff. Its all on the more adventerous side, less traditional.
I remember being where your at now. I was new to jazz and didn't know a thing beyond Miles and Trane. I didn't have a website like this so I called up the local college radio station and begged for some suggestions. I was lucky, because that night the dj had a few of his friends hanging out in the studio with him. They were all yelling out albums, and getting excited about each others suggestions. I was writing them down as fast as I could.
They did me right. Now all these years later, I can pass on the short list version, with my own own approval.
Miles Davis Kind of Blue album. It's a great album for a beginner, and it's great even if you've heard a whole lot of jazz. Get it. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg%26amp;sql鈥?/a>
Thelonious is another great and important master of jazz. I suggest that you start out with the Monk's Dream album. Don't operate heavy machinery while listening. Monk swings the hardest of any jazz musician, in my little opinion. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg%26amp;tok鈥?/a>
This is the album that really turned me onto jazz. I still enjoy it and respect it. Roland Kirk's Inflated Tear album.
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg%26amp;sql鈥?/a>
Booker Ervin's album called The Freedom Book is completely amazing, from start to finish. The chemistry of the musicians is amazing.
Grant Green's Matador album is a great album, centered around the guitar playing, although McCoy Tyner is at his best (piano player from Coltrane's band). It's another great album that's easy to like. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg%26amp;tok鈥?/a>
Wayne Shorter's album called Speak Like A Child is a great album that you really have to hear. I can't even talk about it. The whole band is amazing. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg%26amp;sql鈥?/a>
Herbie Hancock's album, Maiden Voyage is another great and easy to like album. Freddie Hubbard is at his best through the whole album (on trumpet, fluglehorn). It's a concept album, and it really does flow like the sea, as Herbie intended it to. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg%26amp;tok鈥?/a>
Horace Silver plays piano with soul. The songs are great and so is the band. Everything works on this album called Song For My Father. It's another easy to like album too. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg%26amp;tok鈥?/a>
Oliver Nelson's album called Blues and the Abstract Truth is another classic. It features the great Eric Dolphy. Get it!
Honestly, I think that the jazz of the current scene is some of the best I have ever heard. I live near New York City, and I am lucky enough to be able to hear today's musicians in little intimate places. Today's jazz musicians are VERY creative. Its not popular because its not advertised, and like Frank Zappa said "Most people wouldn't know good music if it hit them over the head". Anyway, here is a short list of musicians/albums that are great, in my opinion, and easy for a beginner to "get".
Drew Gress- Seven Black Butterflies. This band is amazing. The songs are constantly changing and morphing. I saw this band a few weeks ago, and they were great. I really think you should hear this album if you are interested in whats modern in jazz.
I'm going to stop commenting on each one for the rest of the list. I am only listing the albums which totally blow me away. I don't know if they are good for your tastes, but I do know that if you like this kind of thing, you hear albums that are a complete success at what the artist was trying to create, and in all cases, the albums were motivated to make music that is completely unique and adventerous.
Drew Gress- Seven Black Butterflies
Scott Colley- Archetiect of the Silent Moment.
John Ellis- Roots Branches and Leaves
Kurt Rosenwinkel-Deep Song (any album)
Seamus Blake- Stranger Things Have Happened
Angelica Sanchez- Life Between
Tim Berne and Science Friction- The Sublime and the...(live)
Ried Anderson- Dirty Showtunes
Ari Hoenig- Inversations
Dafnis Prieto- Absolute Quintet
Mat Maneri Quartet- Blue Decco
Roy Campbell- It's Krunch Time
Human Feel- Galore
Aaron Parks- Invisible Cinema
Bernie Maupin Quartet- Early Reflections
Mario Pavone- Toulon Days
Chris Potter- Song For Anyone
William Parker- Painter's Spring
I don't listen to too many singers beyond the legends, but I can suggest some classic albums that I know are great.
Sarah Vaughan- Self titled album, also known as Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown. Great singing and great band. Also get Sarah's Like at Mr. Kelly's album.
Sheila Jordan- Portrait of Sheila Jordan. Very mellow.
I promise that my answers are from personal experience and that I listen to lots of jazz.
PS-The best radio station for jazz (BY FAR) is WKCR(.org). Check their schedule, because sometimes they play other styles of music too.|||I am a Jazz Drummer and Vibraphonist. (I get paid for Gigs, but am in no way famous) My favorite Jazz musician is Miles Davis, and I also love MJQ. That is the era of Jazz I love most, the 50s-60s. This music talks to me. Some cats like Ragtime, others Big Band, other Bop or Hard Bop (slower Bop), and some like Soft, Smooth or Fusion Jazz. What I'd do is go to Youtube, and watch some music, and follow some links around, and see what you like. Music is about enjoyment. If you don't like it, don't force yourself to listen to it. (or maybe do, if there's something about it you think is worth it, be diligent) Jazz is a varied tapestry.
Here are some videos to start at.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4TbrgIdm鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmpLtYmSl鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX鈥?/a>
okay, some older stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtG5m7P56鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9J5Zt2Ob鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpVCqXRlX鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GuDExkBm鈥?/a>
Or head newer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_87OHmULK鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJUHaZ69i鈥?/a>|||Gypsy gave you a great answer. Start with the class acts, miles Davis, Coltrane,Brubeck. Me, give me a sax and I'm a happy camper. David Sanborn.|||What Gypsy said.
(great links below, too!)
Can anyone suggest any awesome jazz musicians?
I would like some suggestions for jazz musicians or bands that usually play popular R%26amp;B songs. I just love to hear jazz versions of my favorite songs-they always sound more magical from a saxophone for some reason. :)
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!|||Louis Armstrong
Miley Davis
Charlie Parker
Eric Dolphy
Jackie McLean
John Coltrane
Sonny Rollins
Dizzy Gillespie
Herbie Hancock
Oscar Peterson
Django Reindhart
Hope this helps : )
If you want some songs
Giant Step - John Coltrane
Upfront - David Sanborn
Gratitude - Chris Potter
Out of Nowhere - Miley Davis (A personal favorite of mine)|||Miles Davis - Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=OddHP8_Em7鈥?/a>
Stanley Turrentine - After The Love Has Gone (Earth, Wind %26amp; Fire)
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=n9hNMqo9nu鈥?/a>
Pat Metheny - Don't Know Why ( Norah Jones)
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=BntNRMiI4P鈥?/a>|||I am not familiar with jazz music, but you could try www.music-map.com, if you type in an artist it will suggest loads more.|||Charles Mingus is always awesome, O.P. is my favorite from him
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!|||Louis Armstrong
Miley Davis
Charlie Parker
Eric Dolphy
Jackie McLean
John Coltrane
Sonny Rollins
Dizzy Gillespie
Herbie Hancock
Oscar Peterson
Django Reindhart
Hope this helps : )
If you want some songs
Giant Step - John Coltrane
Upfront - David Sanborn
Gratitude - Chris Potter
Out of Nowhere - Miley Davis (A personal favorite of mine)|||Miles Davis - Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=OddHP8_Em7鈥?/a>
Stanley Turrentine - After The Love Has Gone (Earth, Wind %26amp; Fire)
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=n9hNMqo9nu鈥?/a>
Pat Metheny - Don't Know Why ( Norah Jones)
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=BntNRMiI4P鈥?/a>|||I am not familiar with jazz music, but you could try www.music-map.com, if you type in an artist it will suggest loads more.|||Charles Mingus is always awesome, O.P. is my favorite from him
Is there a difference in sound between a classical reed and a jazz reed?
Hey i play the clarinet and was looking online and found out that there were two types of reeds jazz and classical. I want to sound more jazzy when I'm playing so i was wondering if getting a jazz reed would make a difference in sound compared to if i as using a classical.|||There really isn't a difference in reed, but more the sound that the player produces from that reed. In general a reed with less resistance would give a jazzier/more flexible/brighter tone. This resistance comes from the size (how stiff it is) of the reed and the thickness of the blank (how much wood is actually there). So, if you wanted a 'jazzier' sound, just try softer reeds if you're just playing Rico Royals or Vandorens, or a thinner blank. Or you can stay on the same set up and just relax your embouchure a bit - jazz isn't too concerned about having a strong, dark, stable tone.
But (very) generally, as long as the resistance is the same, a 'jazz' reed and a 'classical' reed really wouldn't make much difference in tone to most ears.|||Only by a small change in pitch, I think.|||I don't have a whole lot of experience with jazz clarinet, but for saxophone, the difference between classical and jazz reeds are that jazz reeds are less stiff, generally brighter, and more flexible. I would imagine that it would be the same deal with clarinet. My set up, however, does not change on clarinet from classical to jazz, but it does on saxophone.
But (very) generally, as long as the resistance is the same, a 'jazz' reed and a 'classical' reed really wouldn't make much difference in tone to most ears.|||Only by a small change in pitch, I think.|||I don't have a whole lot of experience with jazz clarinet, but for saxophone, the difference between classical and jazz reeds are that jazz reeds are less stiff, generally brighter, and more flexible. I would imagine that it would be the same deal with clarinet. My set up, however, does not change on clarinet from classical to jazz, but it does on saxophone.
Does anyone have any tips for beginner dancers to greatly improve technique in ballet and Jazz?
I just started the summer dance program at Lula washington dance theater and i am having a pretty rough timebecause i am trying my hardest but still dont get noticed so i need some exercises that can impove my technique in Ballet** and jazz|||For ballet, knees locked together, hips in, shoulders back and face up. Also put lots of expression in your dancing, like acting. Put passion and be unique. And most of all, put expression in your face and really smile. Enjoy your dancing! Or if you want movement techniques, ask the ballet teacher for tips or read a ballet book. Sorry, but I don't do jazz, but you should put some sharp moves in it I think and again do slow and sudden moves at the same time I think. Put passion in it. Everyone will notice you then!|||Go observe some professional belly dancing.They gyrate,twist,quiver, shake and have different moves that can be tailored and aped for any type of dancing.|||Take as much classes as possible.
Can I double major in Graphic Design and Jazz Studies?
I really enjoy both Jazz and Graphic design but would prefer to not do 8 years of schooling to get a degree in both. Is it possible for me to get one degree that counts as a Bachelor's in Jazz and Graphic Design? Would this look good or bad on a resume? Could I apply to a job in either category and have as good a chance as somebody who only has a Bachelor's in Graphic Design or only Jazz Studies?|||I'm not sure those two subjects share any similar core classes. Double majors do not always take eight years. People who double major can still graduate in four years. Unless you work for a jazz company who needs someone to work on their website, I'm not sure that one company would benefit from both degrees. However, it shows talent for being able to take that much of a workload while other students are only pursuing one major.
I'd ask a counselor to be certain.
I'd ask a counselor to be certain.
What can I expect if I start taking Jazz Dance lessons?
I've strictly been a Latin and Ballroom dancer, but I've always wanted to take Jazz. What should I expect? How should I dress? Are there shoes for Jazz? I remember when I took African dance, there was NO ONE in there that WASN'T a dancer; everyone was a dancer of some trade. In Jazz, are there people starting off for the very first time (I'm 22)?|||OK.
You're not too late for your age to take jazz lessons. But start sooner... why? coz you will do a lot of stretching and warm ups.
You will experience the following:
1. French terms for jazz (ballet as well) routines... such as jete, grand jete, plie... etc. etc. other terms like single and double step and so many others.
2. Expect lots of bumps and bruises on your feet, arms and legs (for fast routines) normal for you to fall or hit the wall.
3. Splitting is so normal, i hope you do already.
4. Warm ups in jazz take 45 mins. to an hour depending on the choreographer.
5. Find a nice pair of tights or leotards or leg warmers as well for your outfit. A jogging pants will do but make sure it's stretchable and durable.
6. Ballet shoes will do, but in my experience I'm more comfortable in barefoot while rehearsing to add more grip on the floor.
7. In jazz or even ballet, dance steps are easily created mentioning only the terms, so be quick to remember them for your routines.
8. Mind you. Dancing jazz is addictive. Whenever you hear some music, you would feel like flying with those routines you had learned. You will feel very light and alert once you learn to isolate those parts of your body and will be very graceful with your moves.
9. One thing I've noticed with Jazz and ballet dancers as well... they walk with their feet outwards. This is due to rigorous stretching on the floor and on the bar.
10. HAVE FUN! =)
*** These are all my first hand experiences and until now, I feel sexy because of Jazz.|||Most likely, but if there aren't people will understand if you're just starting out...unless they're total *******. Then they may just dance right over your bloody pulp of a body to mean. Kids can be cruel.
You're not too late for your age to take jazz lessons. But start sooner... why? coz you will do a lot of stretching and warm ups.
You will experience the following:
1. French terms for jazz (ballet as well) routines... such as jete, grand jete, plie... etc. etc. other terms like single and double step and so many others.
2. Expect lots of bumps and bruises on your feet, arms and legs (for fast routines) normal for you to fall or hit the wall.
3. Splitting is so normal, i hope you do already.
4. Warm ups in jazz take 45 mins. to an hour depending on the choreographer.
5. Find a nice pair of tights or leotards or leg warmers as well for your outfit. A jogging pants will do but make sure it's stretchable and durable.
6. Ballet shoes will do, but in my experience I'm more comfortable in barefoot while rehearsing to add more grip on the floor.
7. In jazz or even ballet, dance steps are easily created mentioning only the terms, so be quick to remember them for your routines.
8. Mind you. Dancing jazz is addictive. Whenever you hear some music, you would feel like flying with those routines you had learned. You will feel very light and alert once you learn to isolate those parts of your body and will be very graceful with your moves.
9. One thing I've noticed with Jazz and ballet dancers as well... they walk with their feet outwards. This is due to rigorous stretching on the floor and on the bar.
10. HAVE FUN! =)
*** These are all my first hand experiences and until now, I feel sexy because of Jazz.|||Most likely, but if there aren't people will understand if you're just starting out...unless they're total *******. Then they may just dance right over your bloody pulp of a body to mean. Kids can be cruel.
Could someone recommend me some jazz guitarists to check out music from?
either that, or jazz albums that feature great guitarists, and is overall good jazz.|||Kenny Burell,Joe Pass,Larry Corell
Joe Pass is more like mainstream.Larry Carlton is more bluesy but awesome.Kevin Eubanks is cool Jazz.Earl Klug is cool too with a classical touch.If you like Jazz rock players check out the jazz rock website.|||Larry Carlton.|||Pat Martino - I like his album "El Hombre". Also check out a video with him %26amp; Joey Defrancesco playing "The Great Stream" on Youtube.
Wes Montgomery
Pat Metheny
Django Reinhardt
Lee Ritenour (if you like chill jazz)
Charlie Byrd
John McLaughlin
Al di Meola|||Lee Ritenhour
Larry Carlton
George Benson
Larry Carlton
Chuck Loeb
Wes Montgomery|||Grant Green- Matador (with players from Coltrane's band).
Kenny Burrell- Midnight Blue
Jim Hall- Live!
and for a modern great, try
Kurt Rosenwinkel- Deep Song (or any of his albums).
Joe Pass is more like mainstream.Larry Carlton is more bluesy but awesome.Kevin Eubanks is cool Jazz.Earl Klug is cool too with a classical touch.If you like Jazz rock players check out the jazz rock website.|||Larry Carlton.|||Pat Martino - I like his album "El Hombre". Also check out a video with him %26amp; Joey Defrancesco playing "The Great Stream" on Youtube.
Wes Montgomery
Pat Metheny
Django Reinhardt
Lee Ritenour (if you like chill jazz)
Charlie Byrd
John McLaughlin
Al di Meola|||Lee Ritenhour
Larry Carlton
George Benson
Larry Carlton
Chuck Loeb
Wes Montgomery|||Grant Green- Matador (with players from Coltrane's band).
Kenny Burrell- Midnight Blue
Jim Hall- Live!
and for a modern great, try
Kurt Rosenwinkel- Deep Song (or any of his albums).
Whats the name of the Jazz version of the Nutcracker suite song?
So on the local Jazz station they play a version of the Sugar Plum Faire / Nutcracker suite its 100% Jazz awesome, but I haven't been able to find the name of it or the band that plays it, anyone familiar with this toon?|||That swould be the Nutcracker Suite arranged and played by Duke Ellington.
Hard to find though. Might only be on LP
Hard to find though. Might only be on LP
What's a good jazz dance bag and what should I put in it?
I do jazz dance, ONLY jazz dance, so what should I keep in my bag? All the things I can find are for pointe. What should I keep in it for rehearsals, and what's a good bag?|||Make-up, bobby pins, ponytail holders, jazz shoes, and your costume, of course! Perhaps some change or your cell phone in case you need to make calls. From my own experience in jazz, you really don't need to bring very much stuff with you!! Though it all depends on the group you dance with.
Best of luck!!!|||Any bag will work as a dance bag and you only need to put in it whatever YOU use for class. I used to use a small duffel bag as my dance bag. I kept my shoes, any music needed for class, a towel and water.
Unless you teacher tells you specifically what you need for class you can put whatever you want in there. Any duffel bag, over the shoulder bag, backpack etc will work.|||any bag will work for a jazz dance bag i use my ballet bag by capezio but you can use any bag you like. i would keep your jazz shoes, a pair of feet undies (if you use them), socks, hair elastics and bobby pins, hairspray, bandaids (for blisters, etc.)
Best of luck!!!|||Any bag will work as a dance bag and you only need to put in it whatever YOU use for class. I used to use a small duffel bag as my dance bag. I kept my shoes, any music needed for class, a towel and water.
Unless you teacher tells you specifically what you need for class you can put whatever you want in there. Any duffel bag, over the shoulder bag, backpack etc will work.|||any bag will work for a jazz dance bag i use my ballet bag by capezio but you can use any bag you like. i would keep your jazz shoes, a pair of feet undies (if you use them), socks, hair elastics and bobby pins, hairspray, bandaids (for blisters, etc.)
How does a vendor get to sell a product at the 38th annual Hampton jazz festival?
Iwant to sell products as a self employed business man at this year's 38th annual Hampton jazz festival in Hampton, VA.|||I suggest you contact the organizers of the event.
You can find information to contact the Jazz Festival organizers at:
http://www.hamptoncoliseum.org/jazz/jazz鈥?/a>|||From the FAQs at the HJF website:
Q: How do I contact you?
A: Contact us by mail at Hampton Coliseum, P.O. Box 7309, Hampton, Virginia 23666-0309
Phone: 757-838-4203 fax: 757-8382595
You can find information to contact the Jazz Festival organizers at:
http://www.hamptoncoliseum.org/jazz/jazz鈥?/a>|||From the FAQs at the HJF website:
Q: How do I contact you?
A: Contact us by mail at Hampton Coliseum, P.O. Box 7309, Hampton, Virginia 23666-0309
Phone: 757-838-4203 fax: 757-8382595
What would make you stop at a vendor table at a jazz festival?
I will be doing a vendor table at a jazz festival next month. I have never been to this festival and do not have a feel for the atmosphere yet so I am looking for some other opinions. What giveaways/activities would make you stop at a vendor table at a jazz festival instead of walking past it.|||a good looking vendor|||Snacks and refreshments? Artwork and jewelry?|||Good weed
How do Jazz fans feel after cheating the Nuggets out?
Giving Melo fouls and all kinds of bull calls.
Is it even possible for Williams and Boozer to beat the whole Nuggets team with getting all calls in Jazz favor|||They did but I don't see them beating the Lakers. They have no depth.|||Im a Nuggets fan and i know they won fair and square, the nuggets didnt have karl, He was such a good coach and without him the nuggets suck!|||if you think about the Jazz are one of the last teams to get calls because of how small they are I'm sorry for Karl's cancer and that Melo got a couple of bad calls but he also got a bunch of good calls when no one was by him|||AK- As a Spurs fan here in Arizona, you should write to the Suns organization and ask for a copy of their 376 page EXCUSE BOOK and see what other excuses you can use for your Nuggets. The Suns book will get a lot thicker after this up coming series too.
Try the "Stern wanted the Jazz to win" ..or "Tim Donaghy cheated for the Spurs"..ooops..I mean "Jazz".
That excuse book will keep you warm till next year.|||I know! Teams like the Jazz are disgusting to watch in the playoffs. I've never seen so much flopping in my life! The last thing I want to see are these scrubs advance any further than they should have. I am confident the Lakers drive these Jazz players back to black hole they came from! HEE HEE!|||crazy k is an idiot and gay smith is def gay dont be retarded jazz killed them fair and square has nothing to do with refs tards and cant wait till they kick the living he!! out of LA
Is it even possible for Williams and Boozer to beat the whole Nuggets team with getting all calls in Jazz favor|||They did but I don't see them beating the Lakers. They have no depth.|||Im a Nuggets fan and i know they won fair and square, the nuggets didnt have karl, He was such a good coach and without him the nuggets suck!|||if you think about the Jazz are one of the last teams to get calls because of how small they are I'm sorry for Karl's cancer and that Melo got a couple of bad calls but he also got a bunch of good calls when no one was by him|||AK- As a Spurs fan here in Arizona, you should write to the Suns organization and ask for a copy of their 376 page EXCUSE BOOK and see what other excuses you can use for your Nuggets. The Suns book will get a lot thicker after this up coming series too.
Try the "Stern wanted the Jazz to win" ..or "Tim Donaghy cheated for the Spurs"..ooops..I mean "Jazz".
That excuse book will keep you warm till next year.|||I know! Teams like the Jazz are disgusting to watch in the playoffs. I've never seen so much flopping in my life! The last thing I want to see are these scrubs advance any further than they should have. I am confident the Lakers drive these Jazz players back to black hole they came from! HEE HEE!|||crazy k is an idiot and gay smith is def gay dont be retarded jazz killed them fair and square has nothing to do with refs tards and cant wait till they kick the living he!! out of LA
What is the best way to win Utah Jazz basketball tickets?
Are there any local radio stations giving away Utah Jazz tickets?|||Hey What's up?
Even if you win them from events and such, they're probably going to be crap seats. You should be willing to pay at least a little to go, get good seats, and have a good time. I'll give you a website I use. Fansnap.com is a very good site for cheap tickets. They gather information on every website selling tickets and it is all in one place. There are seats as little as $4 which is basically free. You can sit right under the basket on the bleachers for $20 or so. If you also find the right deal, you can even sit courtside for $100!! As a Nets fan, I can easily find seats. I even sat courtside for $40 once! It may be harder for the Jazz because energy solutions arena is jam-packed, but you can still find great deals. O yea, it's a very reliable site, I've been using it for over a year now, and have not faced a problem yet.|||well U.92 gives them out with twitter, something like that. Idont know anyone else that just gives them out. Jr Jazz does, but that passed already.|||um
Even if you win them from events and such, they're probably going to be crap seats. You should be willing to pay at least a little to go, get good seats, and have a good time. I'll give you a website I use. Fansnap.com is a very good site for cheap tickets. They gather information on every website selling tickets and it is all in one place. There are seats as little as $4 which is basically free. You can sit right under the basket on the bleachers for $20 or so. If you also find the right deal, you can even sit courtside for $100!! As a Nets fan, I can easily find seats. I even sat courtside for $40 once! It may be harder for the Jazz because energy solutions arena is jam-packed, but you can still find great deals. O yea, it's a very reliable site, I've been using it for over a year now, and have not faced a problem yet.|||well U.92 gives them out with twitter, something like that. Idont know anyone else that just gives them out. Jr Jazz does, but that passed already.|||um
Friday, September 23, 2011
What are some basic steps and turns in jazz dance?
What are some basic steps and turns in jazz dance?|||Jazz Run- They are just small leaps
Jazz Square- Sorry the video is goofy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U_8_q3yd鈥?/a>
Chasse- I couldn't find any good videos, but it is just a step together step.
Chaine Turn
http://youtube.com/watch?v=F6fESgTRS9A
Leap
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8DYXJGuHCPk%26amp;f鈥?/a>
Fan Kicks
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P8meJygzO8c%26amp;f鈥?/a>
Piroette
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uGuvXwJW8QQ%26amp;f鈥?/a>
Pique Turn
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zgm5ifk-2_g%26amp;f鈥?/a>
Step Pivot- I hate expert village, but it is the best I could find
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrgVZEJdy鈥?/a>
So you get the basic idea. Some of the videos aren't great, but those are the basics. Oh and not all jazz classes use the stupid jazz hands like expert village seems to think.
Jazz Square- Sorry the video is goofy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U_8_q3yd鈥?/a>
Chasse- I couldn't find any good videos, but it is just a step together step.
Chaine Turn
http://youtube.com/watch?v=F6fESgTRS9A
Leap
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8DYXJGuHCPk%26amp;f鈥?/a>
Fan Kicks
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P8meJygzO8c%26amp;f鈥?/a>
Piroette
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uGuvXwJW8QQ%26amp;f鈥?/a>
Pique Turn
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zgm5ifk-2_g%26amp;f鈥?/a>
Step Pivot- I hate expert village, but it is the best I could find
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrgVZEJdy鈥?/a>
So you get the basic idea. Some of the videos aren't great, but those are the basics. Oh and not all jazz classes use the stupid jazz hands like expert village seems to think.
Is there a difference between lyrical and lyrical jazz?
I was wondering what difference there was between lyrical dance and lyrical jazz, if there is one. Can anybody help?|||The term lyrical itself is sometimes discribed as any type of movement that doesn't fit into a traditional, core category. But I would say that lyrical jazz would encompass more sharpness and technicality than just lyrical alone. There would be more elements of jazz dancing thrown into lyrical jazz.|||lyrical is more flowing and soft where as lyrical jazz is sharper and often faster
Where can i find a hip/hop and jazz dance class in philadelphia or south jersey for adults 20+ yrs old?
Im 23 years old and im looking to touch up my hip/hop and jazz dance for some auditions so ive been looking online for days and i refuse to take classes off line for dance. I need an instructor and a class to go to at least twice a week. Pleasee Help/ Thanks for your time.|||Just look for a good local studio, most studios offer adult classes. Check yellowpages.com
I know that's not exactly what you wanted to hear, but hope this helped!
I know that's not exactly what you wanted to hear, but hope this helped!
What Modern Jazz/Blues Artists and Albums should I be buying?
Over the years I have got into the Jazz and Blues scene, but I would like to know the names of artists and albums of more modern, upbeat music such as:
Oli Brown
Joe Bonamassa
Lucy Woodward (new album, not the 1st)
Natalie Williams
Melody Gardot
Gabriella Cilmi
Raul Midon
Robben Ford
Im always looking on myspace for new and not so well known artists but now its all the same ones I've seen anI need some new ones!
Thanks for all your suggestions!|||Jazz-
George Benson
Larry Carlton
Jay Soto
John Coltrane(not modern, per se, but amazing)
Blues-
Ian Moore
Derek Trucks(fantastic slide work)
Jeff Healey
Tinsley Ellis
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gary Moore
Buddy Guy
Robert Cray
Eric Sardinas
Robert Randolph
Los Lonely Boys
John Mayer
Almost entirely guitar-centric music, and all great. |||Derek Trucks
Back Door Slam
Edit:
Albums:
Derek Trucks - Songlines
Back Door Slam - Roll Away|||I only know of the older beats, but I'll look at the answers you get and try some new artists. THANKS|||Gov't Mule
Joe Bonamassa
on Spencer's Blues Explosion|||Even though Buddy Guy is not a "new artist", I HIGHLY suggest getting his new one "Skin Deep" It's a very good one. You can here a few samples on his web site.|||there is one musician that covers both, blues and jazz his name:
Gregor Hilden, the albums to listen are
Blue in Red
Golden Voice Blues
Soul Serenade
Sweet Rain
I'll Play the Blues for you
or Melvin Taylor's albums.
|||Greg Koch
Gary Lucas
Watermelon Slim
Johnny A
Charlie Hunter
Hit Youtube for everybody's suggestions!
Oli Brown
Joe Bonamassa
Lucy Woodward (new album, not the 1st)
Natalie Williams
Melody Gardot
Gabriella Cilmi
Raul Midon
Robben Ford
Im always looking on myspace for new and not so well known artists but now its all the same ones I've seen anI need some new ones!
Thanks for all your suggestions!|||Jazz-
George Benson
Larry Carlton
Jay Soto
John Coltrane(not modern, per se, but amazing)
Blues-
Ian Moore
Derek Trucks(fantastic slide work)
Jeff Healey
Tinsley Ellis
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gary Moore
Buddy Guy
Robert Cray
Eric Sardinas
Robert Randolph
Los Lonely Boys
John Mayer
Almost entirely guitar-centric music, and all great. |||Derek Trucks
Back Door Slam
Edit:
Albums:
Derek Trucks - Songlines
Back Door Slam - Roll Away|||I only know of the older beats, but I'll look at the answers you get and try some new artists. THANKS|||Gov't Mule
Joe Bonamassa
on Spencer's Blues Explosion|||Even though Buddy Guy is not a "new artist", I HIGHLY suggest getting his new one "Skin Deep" It's a very good one. You can here a few samples on his web site.|||there is one musician that covers both, blues and jazz his name:
Gregor Hilden, the albums to listen are
Blue in Red
Golden Voice Blues
Soul Serenade
Sweet Rain
I'll Play the Blues for you
or Melvin Taylor's albums.
|||Greg Koch
Gary Lucas
Watermelon Slim
Johnny A
Charlie Hunter
Hit Youtube for everybody's suggestions!
Who will replace Jerry Sloan of the Utah Jazz?
I know Jerry Sloan has coached for coming on 23 years now, and I personally like him as the Utah Jazz coach. He'll probably be in Utah for another 3-5 years, or who knows how long, as estimates have been made for his whole career. I doubt his assistant coach Phil Johnson, who has been his assistant as long as Jerry has been the head coach, will take over. Who do you think will be in the running for the head coach spot when Jerry retires? Is shooting coach Jeff Hornacek a possibility?|||i dont think is possible to pick one because he will stay there for quite a few year and if he retires we will have to see which fired coach is better for the team.|||john stockton
What genre/artists should I look to to find Piano Jazz?
You know what I mean, the kind of jazz they play in bars and restaurants. The piano part is the most important. Does anyone know good artists, or a subgenre of jazz that's mostly calm and piano-y?|||I would add the following to Piano Jazz Man's list:
Alice Coltrane
Duke Ellington
Gene Harris
Harry Connick, Jr.
Kenny Barron
Erroll Garner
Ray Charles
Art Tatum
Diana Krall
Eliane Elias
Monty Alexander
Count Basie
Nat "King" Cole|||I don't listen to jazz music so I can't give you any artists, but you could try searching for "Piano Jazz" at www.pandora.com. It is an internet radio site that will play the artists, songs, or genre's that you search for. It will then compile many different songs and you can choose a 'thumbs down' if you don't like the song and it will skip it, or you can choose a 'thumbs up' and it will remember that you like it. Basically its a wonderful site that can choose many different songs that either sound like the artist you search for or songs in the same genre.|||bill evans
oscar peterson
hank jones
danilo perez
chick corea
keith jarrett|||look into billy childs.
he is preety good.
Alice Coltrane
Duke Ellington
Gene Harris
Harry Connick, Jr.
Kenny Barron
Erroll Garner
Ray Charles
Art Tatum
Diana Krall
Eliane Elias
Monty Alexander
Count Basie
Nat "King" Cole|||I don't listen to jazz music so I can't give you any artists, but you could try searching for "Piano Jazz" at www.pandora.com. It is an internet radio site that will play the artists, songs, or genre's that you search for. It will then compile many different songs and you can choose a 'thumbs down' if you don't like the song and it will skip it, or you can choose a 'thumbs up' and it will remember that you like it. Basically its a wonderful site that can choose many different songs that either sound like the artist you search for or songs in the same genre.|||bill evans
oscar peterson
hank jones
danilo perez
chick corea
keith jarrett|||look into billy childs.
he is preety good.
Can anyone recommend good place for live jazz music around Union sq or Williamsburg in New York?
I found this music "L-O-V-E" by Nat King Cole and I really like it:) but i don't know about this kind of music well. Anybody know good place where i can enjoy this kind of live music around Union sq or Williamsburg? Not too classic but casual %26amp; fun jazz bar. Any good band who plays similar kind of music?|||the blue note on west 3rd St
Can I pick up jazz after ten years of classical piano?
I LOVE jazz I just don't know that I will ever get the groove. I've learnt all my 7th and sixth chords and trying to get more fluent at adding 9ths etc. I'm working from Mark Levine's 'The jazz piano book'.|||Keep working through Mark Levine (I am using the book still after 10 years) and get yourself a jazz scale book which shows you all the scales - half diminished, whole tone, etc. and practice them in each key.
After that get some popular music jazz charts (sheet music with the abbreviated notations - ie eb Alt, g m7maj7B5..) You will find these in what are called "Jazz Fake" books.
Work through some easier standards (old popular jazz songs) like "Girl from Ipanema", "Day in the life of a fool" and or "Fly me to the moon". This is the bread and butter learning of jazz.
Once you know your chords, as you mention the 7th chords, try to improvise within the songs by using all the notes from that 7th chords on the top hand while playing that ie 7th chord in the bottom hand.
let me know how you are progresssing , or if you need more help|||absolutely,
you are on the right track for sure. What i do is photocopy a song i want to work on. Listen to a version on mp3, then learn the chord changes of the song. Then I play along with the mp3 recording to make sure the chords/key is the same. Then I learn and latter memorize the piece.
|||ya you can|||you can because the classical piano is what they originally used for jazz bands.|||the key component of playing jazz is "the feel" and improvisation.
The Feel can not be studied--but you can learn how to improvise.
Levine's book is excellent but having a jazz player as your teacher would really be impt to you.|||My brother started piano lessons when he was 8 (classical piano), then when he was in middle school, he started playing for the jazz band at school. When he got into high school, he started listening to a lot of jazz and thinking that was what he really wanted to do, so he got a jazz piano teacher, and now he is a jazz piano major in a really great jazz program at a college in southern California. I strongly recommend finding a jazz piano teacher, learning how to improvise, listening to as much jazz as you can get your hands on, and really know your music theory. Good luck!
After that get some popular music jazz charts (sheet music with the abbreviated notations - ie eb Alt, g m7maj7B5..) You will find these in what are called "Jazz Fake" books.
Work through some easier standards (old popular jazz songs) like "Girl from Ipanema", "Day in the life of a fool" and or "Fly me to the moon". This is the bread and butter learning of jazz.
Once you know your chords, as you mention the 7th chords, try to improvise within the songs by using all the notes from that 7th chords on the top hand while playing that ie 7th chord in the bottom hand.
let me know how you are progresssing , or if you need more help|||absolutely,
you are on the right track for sure. What i do is photocopy a song i want to work on. Listen to a version on mp3, then learn the chord changes of the song. Then I play along with the mp3 recording to make sure the chords/key is the same. Then I learn and latter memorize the piece.
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|||ya you can|||you can because the classical piano is what they originally used for jazz bands.|||the key component of playing jazz is "the feel" and improvisation.
The Feel can not be studied--but you can learn how to improvise.
Levine's book is excellent but having a jazz player as your teacher would really be impt to you.|||My brother started piano lessons when he was 8 (classical piano), then when he was in middle school, he started playing for the jazz band at school. When he got into high school, he started listening to a lot of jazz and thinking that was what he really wanted to do, so he got a jazz piano teacher, and now he is a jazz piano major in a really great jazz program at a college in southern California. I strongly recommend finding a jazz piano teacher, learning how to improvise, listening to as much jazz as you can get your hands on, and really know your music theory. Good luck!
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